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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Pride.
(b) Solvency.
(c) Justice.
(d) Liberty.

2. What are the final two words of the lengthy poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) My heart.
(b) No more.
(c) Hold on.
(d) Take charge.

3. What type of literary device is used consistently within the first three lines of the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Interjection.

4. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little boy" (92) dream of?
(a) A baseball glove.
(b) A dog.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A boxing glove.

5. The speaker in the poem entitled "Life is Fine" takes the elevator up how many floors while he is considering suicide?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" pleads with the sunrise to come quickly out of what location?

2. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?

3. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?

4. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?

5. What is the final line of the short poem entitled "Dream Dust"?

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