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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. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?
(a) The couple getting married that day.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The other church across the street.
(d) The newspaper reporter.

2. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?
(a) Snow.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Milk.

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

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

5. In the poem "Fire," what does the author think fire is going to do?
(a) Burn his crops.
(b) Burn his soul.
(c) Burn his house down.
(d) Clean his sins away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

2. What does the speaker claim people do on the sea in "Long Trip"?

3. What does the trumpet player have beneath his eyes in "Trumpet Player"?

4. What is Joy driving in "Joy"?

5. What is missing from the wall in "End"?

(see the answer key)

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