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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) Long laboring.
(c) Words like.
(d) Little old.

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

3. What is written on the back of the letter featured within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?
(a) The word goodbye.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The speaker's name.
(d) The name of the speaker's lover.

4. In what setting does the beginning of the poem "Life is Fine" take place?
(a) At a carnival.
(b) At a lake.
(c) At a river.
(d) At a circus.

5. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?
(a) Police brutality.
(b) Military operations.
(c) Domestic violence.
(d) Schoolyard bullying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the gypsy give to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bad Luck Card"?

2. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?

3. On what side does the speaker of "Midnight Raffle" say his bread is buttered by the end of the poem?

4. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?

5. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?

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