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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 type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A bookstore.

2. To what location does Mrs. Ellsworth want Oceola to move?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Queens.
(d) Paris.

3. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Calm.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Peace.

4. At what time of year does Oceola get married in the story entitled "The Blues I'm Playing"?
(a) Easter Weekend.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

5. The poem entitled "Cross" focuses on the experience of what type of person?
(a) Biracial.
(b) Developmentally disabled.
(c) Enslaved.
(d) Religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?

2. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?

3. Cora's position with the Studevants in the story Cora Unashamed is compared with what object using a metaphor?

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

5. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?

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