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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. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?
(a) The face of Jesus.
(b) The grim reaper.
(c) Yesterday.
(d) Yourself.

2. What is written on the back of the letter featured within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?
(a) The word goodbye.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The speaker's name.
(d) The name of the speaker's lover.

3. What type of funeral lies at the center of the poem entitled "Dead in There"?
(a) An illegal funeral.
(b) A morning funeral.
(c) A night funeral.
(d) A Catholic funeral.

4. To what personality does the speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" NOT allude within the poem?
(a) Joe Louis.
(b) W.E.B. DuBois.
(c) Muhammed Ali.
(d) Marian Anderson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?

2. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?

3. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?

4. What types of figures are NOT included as allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?

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

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