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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "birthing is" (97) what?
(a) Ancient history.
(b) Long.
(c) Hard.
(d) Quick.

2. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?
(a) Dizzy Gillespie.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Sammy Davis.
(d) Jackie Mabley.

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?
(a) Racism.
(b) War.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Rape.

4. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?
(a) How?
(b) Who?
(c) Which?
(d) Why?

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

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

7. The speaker of the poem entitled "To Artina" does NOT say that he will take what object from Artina?
(a) Her soul.
(b) Her lips.
(c) Her money.
(d) Her heart.

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

9. The speaker of the poem entitled Crowns and Garlands declares that he cannot take what action with regard to "Ralph Bunche" (139)?
(a) He cannot hire him.
(b) He cannot fire him.
(c) He cannot trust him.
(d) He cannot eat him.

10. The speaker of the poem "Preference" says that he "likes a woman" (95) how many years older than himself?
(a) 8 or 10.
(b) 6 or 10.
(c) 6, 8, or 10.
(d) 12 or 14.

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

12. About which religious figure is the poem entitled "Encounter"?
(a) Moses.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) Noah.
(d) Jesus.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?

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

3. What is the final word included in the poem entitled "Un-American Investigators"?

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

5. What two objects does the personification of war use within the poem entitled "War"?

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