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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. Cora's position with the Studevants in the story Cora Unashamed is compared with what object using a metaphor?
(a) A cage.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A soothing touch.
(d) A maze.

2. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Pride.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Solvency.
(d) Justice.

3. What is the first allusion included within the poem "Final Call"?
(a) The Pied Piper.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Robespierre.
(d) Jesus.

4. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?
(a) An art easel.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A piano.
(d) A trumpet.

5. How many times does the speaker of "Final Call" invoke the word "Come!" (134) in the poem's final stanza?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element is said to be useless to "one who will not live" (132) within the poem "Junior Addict"?

2. What types of trees are featured in the ending of the poem entitled "Birmingham Sunday"?

3. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?

4. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?

5. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?

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