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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI: Madam to You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?
(a) The cadence of a sermon.
(b) The cadence of a blues song.
(c) The cadence of rap music.
(d) The cadence of classical music.

2. What does the speaker in "Mother to Son" claim her life has NOT been?
(a) "No crystal stair."
(b) "No happy path."
(c) "No easy train to ride."
(d) "No happy tune."

3. What did Hattie want Hammond to buy when he was out?
(a) Bread.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Butter.
(d) Wine.

4. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?
(a) An eerie silence.
(b) Thier bioluminescent spheres.
(c) The sounds of their crashes.
(d) Their silver shanks.

5. Where is Miss Yardman in "Southern Mammy Sings"?
(a) In her garden.
(b) At mass.
(c) At a funeral.
(d) In her yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" published?

2. What did the speaker's lover do in "Late Last Night" that caused his/her heart to break?

3. What language, other than English, is used in the poem "Havana Dreams"?

4. What annoying habit of his Baby does the speaker address in "Morning After"?

5. What is Big Boy going to do with the object on his shoulders in "Catch"?

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