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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. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "dying is" (97) what?
(a) Mean.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) Hard.
(d) Slow.

2. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?
(a) At the top.
(b) In Hell.
(c) In Heaven.
(d) At the bottom.

3. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?
(a) Lonesome.
(b) Crowded.
(c) Dark.
(d) Bereft.

4. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?
(a) A period.
(b) A semicolon.
(c) A dash.
(d) A question mark.

5. The poem entitled "Love" describes the emotion of love as what kind of a wonder?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Sly.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Wild.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?

2. At what time of year does Oceola get married in the story entitled "The Blues I'm Playing"?

3. At the end of the poem "Without the Benefit of Declaration," the speaker tells the mother in the poem not to take what action?

4. The poem "America" focuses on which two marginalized groups?

5. The mother character in the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" receives what object in lieu of her son?

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