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

2. In "Water-Front Streets," where does the speaker claim to carry "beauties"?
(a) In his diary.
(b) In his photo album.
(c) In his mind and soul.
(d) In his heart and dreams.

3. How does the speaker attempt suicide the second time in "Life Is Fine"?
(a) By jumping off of a cliff.
(b) By jumping in front of a train.
(c) By jumping into a river.
(d) By jumping off of a building.

4. Which color hands are NOT mentioned in "Daybreak in Alabama"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. What kind of diploma does the character in "Graduation" get?
(a) One saying she is now fluent in German.
(b) One from a cooking school.
(c) One from a typing school.
(d) One saying she is now fluent in Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the speaker so concerned about her lover in "Lover's Return"?

2. What does the speaker comment about one's mother in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?

3. What does Ruby Brown do for a living by the time the poem of her same name concludes?

4. What is so exceptional about the Freedom Train mentioned in "Freedom Train"?

5. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?

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