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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Time of Silver Rain" - "Fulfillment".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

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

3. 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 hair salon.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bar.
(d) A bookstore.

4. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?
(a) e.e. cummings.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) William Carlos Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

2. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?

3. What are the final two words of the lengthy poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?

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

5. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?

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