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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XIII: Words Like Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," where does the speaker say he has been over time?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) The Euphrates.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Nile.

2. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?
(a) The rising shaft of mountains.
(b) Rocks.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) The firm roots of trees.

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

4. How does the speaker describe the plants in "Garden"?
(a) As strange and distorted.
(b) As beautiful and relaxing.
(c) As angry and ugly.
(d) As boring and ignorant.

5. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?
(a) Going out to sea.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Coming home.
(d) Being buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the character in "Graduation"?

2. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?

3. How much of his paycheck does the character's buddy have to give to his mother?

4. Where is the dream a cocktail at in "Havana Dreams"?

5. What did the speaker come home without in "Midnight Raffle"?

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