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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Libretto for the Republic of Liberia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "The Triumph Aster" dedicated to?
(a) Wilfred Scott.
(b) Bok Choy.
(c) W.E.B. Dubois.
(d) Madame Chiang.

2. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the yellow god?
(a) Carnivore.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Vegetarian.
(d) Angry.

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?
(a) Boats are out of fashion.
(b) Motercycles are dangerous.
(c) He shifts too aggressively
(d) His car needs gas.

4. What is the name of an historic place Tolson visits in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Empire State Building.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Eiffel tower.

5. In "The Blindness of Scorn," what does the Malay guide become caught in?
(a) Quick. Sand.
(b) A snake's coil.
(c) A web.
(d) A sink hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe Michael in "Old Man Michael"?

2. What does the narrator see at the end of "Tapestries of Time"?

3. In "African China," who is Big John?

4. What does the poem "The Triumph Aster" hope for?

5. What happens to men who live bad lives and have bad souls in "A Song for Myself"?

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