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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the boy's new life like in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Easy.
(b) Full of family.
(c) Full of joy.
(d) Hard.

2. Who else, besides the woman, sees Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) The dying person next to her.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.

3. In 'The Creation,' what does the leftover light create?
(a) The starfish in the ocean.
(b) The stars and moon.
(c) The shiny rocks on the earth.
(d) The ripples in the lake.

4. Where does God send Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Texas.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

5. What emotion does God feel towards the woman in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Pity.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Disgust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God create in the sixth stanza of 'The Creation'?

2. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want bestowed upon the preacher?

3. What is missing in the city the prodigal son travels to?

4. What are the women in the city like in the poem 'The Prodigal Son' ?

5. How does the preacher in 'Go Down Death' describe Death's body?

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