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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dream Dust” - “Same in Blues”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?
(a) Her father.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her aunt.

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

3. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name is said to play music that "is honey mixed with" (82) what?
(a) Loss.
(b) A dash of jazz.
(c) Liquid fire.
(d) Milk.

4. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

5. What is the middle initial of the woman at the center of the poem "Madam and the Census Man"?
(a) M.
(b) N.
(c) K.
(d) L.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?

2. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?

3. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?

4. The speaker of the poem "The South" says at the end of the poem that he will soon seek the North, for he has heard it said that the North is what?

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

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