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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. In what way is Oceola different from the other people for whom Mrs. Ellsworth has served as patron?
(a) She is gay.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is a teenager.
(d) She is African-American.

2. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?
(a) Faces.
(b) Stars.
(c) Justice.
(d) Sunshine.

3. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Future America.
(c) Her nieces.
(d) Her children.

4. What word is used to describe the "eyes" (116) of terror in the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Evil.
(c) Sinister.
(d) Jaundiced.

5. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?
(a) In Hell.
(b) At the top.
(c) In Heaven.
(d) At the bottom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cora's boyfriend in the story Cora Unashamed?

2. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?

3. What is the name of the young man in Oceola's life who is studying to be a doctor?

4. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?

5. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?

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