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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. What is the main theme of the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Violence.

2. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Timbuktu.
(d) Alabama.

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" uses a simile to state that what object of his has "grown deep like the rivers" (3)?
(a) His passion.
(b) His soul.
(c) His aura.
(d) His mind.

4. The poem entitled "Cross" focuses on the experience of what type of person?
(a) Enslaved.
(b) Biracial.
(c) Religious.
(d) Developmentally disabled.

5. How many rooms does the house have that is featured in the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) 6.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is spelled out at the end of the poem entitled "Dream Boogie"?

2. What term is used to describe the people who bury the man at the center of the poem "Dead in There"?

3. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?

4. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?

5. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?

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