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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 "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?
(a) Magnolias.
(b) Clean laundry.
(c) Gumbo.
(d) Oppression.

2. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Women from the town.
(c) Family members.
(d) Lovers.

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

4. How much money does the subject of the poem "Brass Spittoons" make per day?
(a) $1.
(b) $2.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $3.

5. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Stairs.
(c) Telephones.
(d) Sunshine.

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. For how many years has Roy lived in Europe by the time he comes back home?

3. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

4. What is the final line of the short poem entitled "Dream Dust"?

5. At the end of the poem "Life is Fine," the speaker decides that life is "fine as" (88) what?

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