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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 action does the group of white men take in response to seeing Roy talking to a white woman?
(a) They beat him up.
(b) They run him out of town.
(c) They have him arrested.
(d) They lynch him.

2. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

3. What word is used to describe the boy in the first line of the poem entitled "Junior Addict"?
(a) Poor.
(b) Ill.
(c) Little.
(d) Piteous.

4. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Snow.
(b) Hail.
(c) Wind.
(d) Sun.

5. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" contains how many stanzas?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Daybreak in Alabama" features a speaker who hopes to one day be what?

2. The speaker of the poem "Preference" says that he "likes a woman" (95) how many years older than himself?

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

4. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?

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

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