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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dream Dust” - “Same in Blues”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?
(a) She is standing.
(b) She is sitting.
(c) She is floating in the air.
(d) She is lying down.

2. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?
(a) The dragon section.
(b) The colored section.
(c) The children's section.
(d) The Jim Crow section.

3. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Poland.
(c) Africa.
(d) China.

4. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. The titular character in the poem entitled "Ruby Brown" leaves her job as a maid to take what other position?
(a) An actress.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A laundress.
(d) A prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?

2. 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?

3. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?

4. How many rooms does the house have that is featured in the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?

5. The speaker of the poem "The South" says at the end of the poem that he will soon seek the North, for he has heard it said that the North is what?

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