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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prodigal Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem 'The Creation,' what appears in the sky at the end of stanza seven?
(a) God.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) The stars.
(d) The moon.

2. In 'Listen, Lord,' what emotional position is the speaker in during the first stanza?
(a) A humble position
(b) A sad position.
(c) A powerful position.
(d) A happy position.

3. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker want the congregation to realize?
(a) They are pious.
(b) They are kind.
(c) They are smaller then God.
(d) They are lucky.

4. What does the speaker ask God for in 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Help.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

5. Where does Johnson say in the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' the road away from one's father lead?
(a) To the gates of hell.
(b) To freedom.
(c) Back home.
(d) To heaven's gates.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what activities does the son participate in while in the city?

2. What does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say God rides on?

3. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what are the people in the city like?

4. What does the speaker request in the final stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?

5. What does the speaker ask for the sinners in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

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