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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "For Mrs. Hawkins" is written in the memory of whom?
(a) James Joseph.
(b) Yusef Hawk.
(c) Joseph Hawk.
(d) Yusef James.

2. What is the second thing the poet lists in "Things That Make Hearts Break"?
(a) "Deceiving laughs."
(b) "Pretty smiles."
(c) "Lonely children."
(d) "People who dream with their eyes open."

3. In "Carmencita of the Bronx!" the poet writes, "I hear U R with another and U R" what?
(a) Unloved.
(b) Expecting.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

4. "1 for April" begins with what line?
(a) "I want 2 c u from the moment."
(b) "U leave my side till the moment u return."
(c) "2 me your name alone is poetry."
(d) "I accept the ridicule."

5. The poet writes in "For Mrs. Hawkins," "I'm not out 2 offend the positive souls / only the racist dogs who" what?
(a) "Created sorrow 4 U."
(b) "Kill 4 fun."
(c) "Lied 2 me."
(d) "Killed U inside."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Government Assistance or My Soul," the poet writes that "All high school dropouts R not" what?

2. "Tears of a Teenage Mother" begins, "He's bragging about his new" what?

3. "The Fear in the Heart of a Man" is dedicated to whom?

4. What ceases to work "when your hero falls from grace" in "When Ure Hero Falls"?

5. The poet writes in "1 for April," "I accept the ridicule in exchange for" what?

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