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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 musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?
(a) Sammy Davis.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Dizzy Gillespie.
(d) Jackie Mabley.

2. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?
(a) The colored section.
(b) The Jim Crow section.
(c) The children's section.
(d) The dragon section.

3. What tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?
(a) An awl.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A scythe.
(d) A hoe.

4. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Faces.
(c) Stars.
(d) Justice.

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?
(a) War.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Racism.
(d) Rape.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?

2. Who pays for a new horse when Cora's father's horse dies?

3. How many times does the speaker of "Final Call" invoke the word "Come!" (134) in the poem's final stanza?

4. How many weeks' wages does the casket cost for Cora's deceased baby?

5. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?

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