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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term is used to describe the people who bury the man at the center of the poem "Dead in There"?
(a) Judges.
(b) Cats.
(c) Busybodies.
(d) Squares.

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

3. What literary device is NOT used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Interjection.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Allusion.

4. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "dying is" (97) what?
(a) Mean.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) Hard.
(d) Slow.

5. Into how many pieces is the subject of the poem's heart broken in the poem entitled "Late Last Night"?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 2.

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

7. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her aunt.

8. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Sweet.
(c) From Harlem.
(d) Brown.

9. 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?
(a) Yourself.
(b) The grim reaper.
(c) Yesterday.
(d) The face of Jesus.

10. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little boy" (92) dream of?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) A baseball glove.
(c) A dog.
(d) A boxing glove.

11. How much money does the speaker of the poem "Midnight Raffle" invest in the raffle?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) $1.

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

13. 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) Lie.
(b) Die.
(c) Lose hope.
(d) Cry.

14. What is the final word included in the poem entitled "Un-American Investigators"?
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Shit.
(c) Rubbish.
(d) Manure.

15. In the poem entitled "Prime," how much is a nickel repeatedly said to cost?
(a) $1.
(b) $5.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "Africa" describes the continent as constituting what type of giant?

2. What non-traditional element is included within the poem entitled "Cultural Exchange"?

3. What type of literary device is consistently featured throughout the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk"?

4. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name is said to play music that "is honey mixed with" (82) what?

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

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