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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. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?
(a) Women from the town.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Family members.
(d) Lovers.

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

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

4. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?
(a) No one will be oppressed.
(b) No one will be hungry.
(c) No one will be cold.
(d) No one will be taken for granted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the fortune teller's lover in the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

2. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?

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

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

5. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?

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