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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III: Shadow of the Blues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the speaker in "Late Last Night" sit and cry?
(a) At the cemetary.
(b) In the garden.
(c) At the bank.
(d) On the steps.

2. What does the speaker say is a strong thing in "Spirituals"?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Song.
(c) Nature.
(d) Water.

3. Where does Aunt Sue get her stories from in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?
(a) Her own life.
(b) The TV.
(c) The radio.
(d) A book.

4. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His dream.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. In the poem "Feet o' Jesus," what does the author want to happen at Jesus's feet?
(a) His wife to say yes to his marriage proposal.
(b) His crops to sprout.
(c) God to give him riches.
(d) God to show mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?

2. When does the musician finally stop playing in "The Weary Blues"?

3. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?

4. How are the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" organized?

5. What is "Prayer Meeting" an example of?

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