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

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

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

4. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?
(a) My love.
(b) For you.
(c) With me.
(d) Of life.

5. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Future America.
(d) Her nieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?

3. Mary Lulu Jackson is the subject of which poem?

4. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "birthing is" (97) what?

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