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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VI: After Hours.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" organized?
(a) By thematic section.
(b) Randomly.
(c) By publication date.
(d) Alphabetically.

2. What color does the speaker in "Wake" tell his mourners to wear?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink

3. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?
(a) An old black woman.
(b) A family.
(c) Jesus himself.
(d) A homeless man asking for help.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hattie want Hammond to buy when he was out?

2. Who selected the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

3. What is the title of the poem about John Brown in the "Afro-American Fragments" section?

4. What does the speaker say is a strong thing in "Spirituals"?

5. What "mellows to a golden note" in "Trumpet Player"?

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