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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. What does the speaker claim people do on the sea in "Long Trip"?
(a) Dip and dive.
(b) Swim and float.
(c) Flip and fly.
(d) Sail and wail.

2. Who sends the speaker a letter in "Personal"?
(a) His wife.
(b) God.
(c) His mother.
(d) The devil.

3. What is one way Sylvester knows he is dying in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?
(a) He sees the River Jordan.
(b) He saw it earlier in a dream.
(c) He doesn't feel any more pain.
(d) He hears Jesus talking to him.

4. Where does the playboy mentioned in "Gone Boy" NOT go at the end of the poem?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) Home.
(c) Work.
(d) His parents' house.

5. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?
(a) Being buried.
(b) Coming home.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Going out to sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Boy want his woman to share with him in "50-50"?

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

3. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?

4. In the poem "Catch," what is Big Boy carrying on his shoulders?

5. Why is the speaker so concerned about her lover in "Lover's Return"?

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