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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. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Bass.

2. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Calm.
(d) Satisfaction.

3. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?
(a) Dark.
(b) Noble.
(c) Wise.
(d) Wide.

4. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?
(a) L.
(b) K.
(c) Y.
(d) A.

5. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Timbuktu.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "Cross" focuses on the experience of what type of person?

2. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?

3. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?

4. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?

5. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?

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