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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?
(a) A bar.
(b) A barbecue stand.
(c) A barber shop.
(d) A bookstore.

2. The speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" pleads with the sunrise to come quickly out of what location?
(a) Africa.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Kenya.
(d) South Africa.

3. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Sky and sand.
(b) Weather and roses.
(c) Sun and rain.
(d) Roses and grass.

4. About which religious figure is the poem entitled "Encounter"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Noah.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) Moses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?

2. What word is used to describe the "eyes" (116) of terror in the poem entitled "Mississippi"?

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

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

5. What type of literary device is consistently featured throughout the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk"?

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