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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A particular speaker within the poem entitled "Junior Addict" comments that "It's easier to get dope than it is to get a" (132) what?
(a) A bride.
(b) A wife.
(c) A job.
(d) A cup of coffee.

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

3. The poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?
(a) Bonsoir.
(b) Good morning.
(c) Hello.
(d) Good evening.

4. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. The mother character in the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" receives what object in lieu of her son?
(a) A needle.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A medal.
(d) A photograph.

6. 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.

7. The poem "Not What Was" uses what object as a metaphor for life?
(a) A rose.
(b) A key.
(c) A birdhouse.
(d) A clock.

8. What type of literary device is consistently featured throughout the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Diaspora.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

9. The speaker of the poem "Advice" gives the opinion that people should try to do what during their lives?
(a) Get some money.
(b) Perform an act that brings satisfaction.
(c) Pursue a dream.
(d) Get a little loving.

10. Besides English, what other language is included within the poem entitled "Final Call"?
(a) Italian.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

11. What element is said to be useless to "one who will not live" (132) within the poem "Junior Addict"?
(a) Water.
(b) Rain.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Beauty.

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

13. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?
(a) To God.
(b) To the god of love.
(c) To the reader.
(d) To the speaker's lost lover.

14. About whom is the speaker of the poem "Silent One" speaking?
(a) Her son.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son.
(d) Her daughter.

15. The poem entitled "Africa" describes the continent as constituting what type of giant?
(a) Menacing.
(b) Shrinking.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Sleepy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final line of the short poem entitled "Dream Dust"?

2. The Black Panther in the poem of the same name is said to "wear no" (141) what?

3. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?

4. The poem entitled "Final Call" suggests that Robin Hood should be called upon to "clinch" (133) what type of campaign?

5. What is the final verb used in the poem entitled "Question and Answer," when the optimistic speaker within the poem says his final piece?

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