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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. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) Semicolons.
(b) Parentheses.
(c) Exclamation points.
(d) Italics.

2. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) The speaker.
(b) The speaker's mother.
(c) The speaker's ex-lover.
(d) The speaker's son.

3. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Onomatopeia.
(d) Personification.

4. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Joyful.
(c) From Harlem.
(d) Brown.

5. The poem "America" focuses on which two marginalized groups?
(a) African-Americans and Mexican-Americans.
(b) African-Americans and Jewish-Americans.
(c) African-Americans and gay people.
(d) African-Americans and women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

2. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?

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

4. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

5. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?

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