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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V: Distance Nowhere.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does the speaker mention going down to the river in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?
(a) Five a.m.
(b) Two a.m.
(c) Ten p.m.
(d) Three p.m.

2. Where does the speaker think the distance is between "here and there" in the poem "Border Line"?
(a) The red line of the subway.
(b) In his own mind.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Everywhere.

3. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?
(a) Rocks.
(b) The rising shaft of mountains.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) The firm roots of trees.

4. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?
(a) Snow.
(b) Milk.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Cotton.

5. What asked the speaker for a kiss in "Suicide's Note"?
(a) The river.
(b) A frog.
(c) An ugly woman.
(d) A beautiful man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

2. Where is the dream a cocktail at in "Havana Dreams"?

3. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?

4. What race was Langston Hughes?

5. What are the waves kissing in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

(see the answer key)

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