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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 term is used to describe the people who bury the man at the center of the poem "Dead in There"?
(a) Squares.
(b) Judges.
(c) Cats.
(d) Busybodies.

2. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?
(a) She is floating in the air.
(b) She is sitting.
(c) She is lying down.
(d) She is standing.

3. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Jackie Mabley.
(c) Sammy Davis.
(d) Dizzy Gillespie.

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

5. At the end of the poem "Life is Fine," the speaker decides that life is "fine as" (88) what?
(a) Swine.
(b) Wine.
(c) A lion.
(d) A sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?

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

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

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

5. What is the main theme of the poem entitled "Still Here"?

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