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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cora Unashamed" - "The Blues I'm Playing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?
(a) Onomatopeia.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

2. The speaker of the poem "Preference" says that he "likes a woman" (95) how many years older than himself?
(a) 12 or 14.
(b) 8 or 10.
(c) 6 or 10.
(d) 6, 8, or 10.

3. Mrs. Ellsworth declares her intention to get Oceola out of what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Debt.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Her depression.

4. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) Community.
(b) Deception.
(c) Freedom.
(d) American innovation.

5. How many African-American families live in Melton, including Cora's family?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. About which religious figure is the poem entitled "Encounter"?

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

3. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?

4. What word is used to describe the boy in the first line of the poem entitled "Junior Addict"?

5. The Studevants are said within the story Cora Unashamed to treat Cora "like a" (145) what?

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