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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 two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?
(a) Mighty sad.
(b) Words like.
(c) Little old.
(d) Long laboring.

2. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Telephones.

3. In the poem "I Dream a World," to what object does the speaker compare joy by using a simile?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A pearl.
(c) An emerald.
(d) A piece of beach glass.

4. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) The speaker's ex-lover.
(b) The speaker's mother.
(c) The speaker's son.
(d) The speaker.

5. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?
(a) Brown.
(b) From Harlem.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Sweet.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?

2. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?

4. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?

5. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?

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