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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 are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?
(a) Rain, snow, moon, and wind.
(b) Rain, hail, moon, and wind.
(c) Rain, sleet, moon, and wind.
(d) Rain, sun, moon, and wind.

2. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?
(a) To the reader.
(b) To the speaker's lost lover.
(c) To the god of love.
(d) To God.

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

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

5. What type of funeral lies at the center of the poem entitled "Dead in There"?
(a) A night funeral.
(b) A Catholic funeral.
(c) A morning funeral.
(d) An illegal funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final word included in the poem entitled "Un-American Investigators"?

2. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?

3. 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?

4. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?

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

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