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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the speaker in "Misery" wish to hear?
(a) The sound of laughter again.
(b) Her lover's voice.
(c) Silence.
(d) Blues music.

3. How much does the character's buddy earn a week in "Buddy"?
(a) Twenty a week.
(b) Twelve a week.
(c) Fifteen a week.
(d) Ten a week.

4. What caused Madam to abandon her barbecue stand?
(a) She just got bored and tired with it.
(b) Being mixed up with a no-good man.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) A fire from her huge barbecue pit.

5. How much older does the speaker like women in "Preference"?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

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

7. What does the little boy use as a toy in "Madam and the Charity Child"?
(a) A switch-blade.
(b) The trash can.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Dolls.

8. What does Madam say she'd do before she pays the rent to her landlord in "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) Go to Hades.
(b) Scrub all the floors in the house.
(c) Go to the bank.
(d) Cook a nice dinner.

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

10. What does the speaker pick up and take away in "One-Way Ticket"?
(a) His life.
(b) His Bible.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His sins.

11. What question does the number runner ask Madam in "Madam and the Number Writer"?
(a) "What would you say / To a date today?
(b) "You sure look nice / Serving that rice."
(c) "But suppose / You goes to hell?"
(d) "Is that big frown / 'Cause your husband's around?"

12. Which of the following is NOT listed as a job Madam has to do in "Madam and Her Madam"?
(a) Take care of the children.
(b) Do the laundry.
(c) Cook.
(d) Fetch the groceries.

13. What does the speaker claim is such a bore in "Ennui"?
(a) Stores.
(b) Snores.
(c) Chores.
(d) Being poor.

14. What children's rhyme does the speaker mention in "Children's Rhymes"?
(a) Jack and Jill went up the hill.
(b) The itsy-bitsy spider.
(c) One, two, buckle my shoe.
(d) Mary had a little lamb.

15. Why does the speaker prefer older women in "Preference"?
(a) Because they have more money since they're older.
(b) Because they take care of him better.
(c) Because they don't get mad if he cheats.
(d) Because they don't get mad so easily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the speaker in "Young Gal's Blues" rather be dead than?

2. What does the speaker in "Mother to Son" claim her life has NOT been?

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

4. What does the speaker claim the wine-maiden's lips are as sweet as in "Midnight Dancer"?

5. What place is the speaker trying to avoid in "One-Way Ticket"?

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