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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 event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Depression.
(d) World War I.

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

3. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?
(a) In Hell.
(b) In Heaven.
(c) At the top.
(d) At the bottom.

4. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?
(a) She has already paid rent for the month.
(b) The landlord has forgiven her rent for the month.
(c) Her husband has already paid the rent for the month.
(d) The house is in disrepair.

5. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Irony.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Paradox.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?

2. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?

3. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?

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

5. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?

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