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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) A set of tools.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) A watch.
(d) A washtub.

2. From whose point of view is the poem "Late Last Night" told?
(a) From the jilted male lover's point of view.
(b) From the jilted female lover's point of view.
(c) From the point of view of God.
(d) From an omniscient narrator's point of view.

3. At the end of the poem "Life is Fine," the speaker decides that life is "fine as" (88) what?
(a) A sign.
(b) Swine.
(c) Wine.
(d) A lion.

4. At the end of the poem "Without the Benefit of Declaration," the speaker tells the mother in the poem not to take what action?
(a) Lose hope.
(b) Lie.
(c) Die.
(d) Cry.

5. What non-traditional element is included within the poem entitled "Cultural Exchange"?
(a) Stage directions regarding the playing of music.
(b) Stage directions regarding casting.
(c) Stage directions regarding lighting.
(d) Stage directions regarding audience placement.

6. What religious allusion does the poem "To Artina" include?
(a) Allah.
(b) God.
(c) Moses.
(d) Jesus.

7. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?
(a) On a motorcycle.
(b) On stairs.
(c) On his roof.
(d) In the bus station.

8. What is the final verb used in the poem entitled "Question and Answer," when the optimistic speaker within the poem says his final piece?
(a) Revive.
(b) Rejuvenate.
(c) Sublimate.
(d) Remake.

9. What two objects does the personification of war use within the poem entitled "War"?
(a) A fork and a knife.
(b) A pen and a tablet.
(c) A mirror and a torch.
(d) A broom and a mop.

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

11. What name does the census man within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" want to put down in place of the woman's middle initial?
(a) Em.
(b) En.
(c) Kay.
(d) Ell.

12. The poem entitled "Final Call" suggests that Robin Hood should be called upon to "clinch" (133) what type of campaign?
(a) The campaign against prejudice.
(b) The campaign for legal justice.
(c) The anti-poverty campaign.
(d) The campaign for a better American government.

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

14. The speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" pleads with the sunrise to come quickly out of what location?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Africa.
(d) South Africa.

15. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?
(a) A dash.
(b) A semicolon.
(c) A period.
(d) A question mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?

2. The speaker of the poem entitled Crowns and Garlands declares that he cannot take what action with regard to "Ralph Bunche" (139)?

3. The speaker in the poem entitled "Life is Fine" takes the elevator up how many floors while he is considering suicide?

4. 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?

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "birthing is" (97) what?

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