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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. Who shows the speaker a bad luck card in "Bad Luck Card"?
(a) A relative.
(b) A gypsy.
(c) A random person on the street.
(d) A priest.

2. What is the title of the poem about John Brown in the "Afro-American Fragments" section?
(a) Brown John.
(b) Mississippi Burning.
(c) October 16.
(d) John Brown.

3. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?
(a) The cadence of a blues song.
(b) The cadence of rap music.
(c) The cadence of classical music.
(d) The cadence of a sermon.

4. When did Langston Hughes live?
(a) 1902 - 1964.
(b) 1935 - 1998.
(c) 1960 - 2003.
(d) 1802 - 1864.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Sylvester give himself in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

2. What women are surrounding the speaker in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

3. What does the speaker encourage the reader to wonder about when down by the river?

4. What is one way Sylvester knows he is dying in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

5. Who is listening to the stories Aunt Sue tells in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?

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