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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) Oppression.
(b) Magnolias.
(c) Clean laundry.
(d) Gumbo.

2. From what type of building would a black Jesus be turned away, according to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bible Belt"?
(a) A school building.
(b) A library.
(c) A children's playground.
(d) A church.

3. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" states that he will "make a crown" (95) using what materials?
(a) Saxophone notes.
(b) Boogie woogie beats.
(c) Neon lights.
(d) Thistles.

4. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) Deception.
(b) Community.
(c) American innovation.
(d) Freedom.

5. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Solvency.
(c) Pride.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the gypsy give to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bad Luck Card"?

2. The woman within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" tells the census man not to write down what title on the census form?

3. What is said to be Cora's one vice within the story "Cora Unashamed"?

4. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?

5. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?

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