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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI: Madam to You.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the speaker's lover in "Lover's Return" come home to do?
(a) Die.
(b) Cook.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

3. How does Madam want her name printed in "Madam's Calling Cards"?
(a) In "Old English."
(b) In "American."
(c) In Italian.
(d) In "Roman."

4. How does the speaker first attempt suicide in "Life Is Fine"?
(a) By jumping off of a cliff.
(b) By jumping into a river.
(c) By jumping in front of a train.
(d) By jumping off of a building.

5. What question does the Klan ask the speaker in "Ku Klux"?
(a) "Do you believe in God?"
(b) "Are you afraid?"
(c) "Do you believe / In the great white race?"
(d) "How did you get here / Onto our great land?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker describe the trumpet player's music in "Trumpet Player"?

2. Which color hands are NOT mentioned in "Daybreak in Alabama"?

3. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?

4. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?

5. How does the speaker describe the plants in "Garden"?

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