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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. What word is spelled out at the end of the poem entitled "Dream Boogie"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Geez.
(c) Zoot.
(d) Yeah.

2. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?
(a) A dash.
(b) A question mark.
(c) A period.
(d) A semicolon.

3. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sun.
(d) Snow.

4. About which religious figure is the poem entitled "Encounter"?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) Noah.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Moses.

5. One of the poems in the Vintage Hughes collection is entitled "A Song....." for whom?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Spike Jones.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Lena Horne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?

2. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?

3. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?

4. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?

5. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?

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