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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 the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?
(a) To lose.
(b) To win.
(c) To cry.
(d) To roam.

2. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?
(a) Be thrown into jail.
(b) Live in the South.
(c) Live as a slave.
(d) Lie incessantly.

3. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her lover.

4. 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?
(a) A more scrupulous government.
(b) A more welcoming host.
(c) A more intelligent host.
(d) A kinder mistress.

5. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Women from the town.
(c) Family members.
(d) Lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the fortune teller's lover in the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

2. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?

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

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

5. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?

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