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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 blues song.
(b) The cadence of classical music.
(c) The cadence of rap music.
(d) The cadence of a sermon.

2. How does Madam want her name printed in "Madam's Calling Cards"?
(a) In "Old English."
(b) In Italian.
(c) In "American."
(d) In "Roman."

3. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Loudly.
(c) Naked.
(d) Scared.

4. What does the speaker in "Cross" take back in regard to his father?
(a) A car.
(b) Money.
(c) His books.
(d) Curses.

5. Where is the dream a cocktail at in "Havana Dreams"?
(a) Moe's.
(b) Bros'.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Sloppy Joe's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker first attempt suicide in "Life Is Fine"?

2. What does the speaker hope for her child in the poem "Lament over Love"?

3. Who does Hughes dedicate "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" to?

4. What is the one thing the fortune teller in "Ballad of the Fortune Teller" couldn't see?

5. Who selected the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

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