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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cora Unashamed" - "The Blues I'm Playing".

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) Little old.
(b) Long laboring.
(c) Words like.
(d) Mighty sad.

2. What types of figures are NOT included as allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?
(a) Literary characters.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Religious figures.

3. What is Cora's last name in the story entitled Cora Unashamed?
(a) LeDoux.
(b) Jones.
(c) Jenkins.
(d) Miller.

4. What is the final verb used in the poem entitled "Question and Answer," when the optimistic speaker within the poem says his final piece?
(a) Sublimate.
(b) Rejuvenate.
(c) Remake.
(d) Revive.

5. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?
(a) To the god of love.
(b) To God.
(c) To the speaker's lost lover.
(d) To the reader.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?

2. In the poem entitled "Island [2] Hughes locates Manhattan "between two rivers" and in what direction from "the park?" (112)

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

4. What type of music does Oceola play at house parties all throughout her career?

5. The poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?

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