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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used to describe the "eyes" (116) of terror in the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Jaundiced.
(c) Evil.
(d) Sinister.

2. 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.

3. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) The speaker's ex-lover.
(b) The speaker's mother.
(c) The speaker's son.
(d) The speaker.

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

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

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

7. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name is said to play music that "is honey mixed with" (82) what?
(a) A dash of jazz.
(b) Liquid fire.
(c) Loss.
(d) Milk.

8. 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) Why?
(d) Which?

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

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

11. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?
(a) A kitten.
(b) An art easel.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A piano.

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

13. 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 period.
(b) A semicolon.
(c) A dash.
(d) A question mark.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the first allusion included within the poem "Final Call"?

4. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?

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

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