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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 two things does Kid Sleep say he doesn't care about/doesn't want to do in "Kid Sleepy"?
(a) Run around and work downtown.
(b) Milk the cow and gather vegetables for dinner.
(c) Help in the kitchen and help in the garden.
(d) Clean up his room and put away his toys.

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

3. What kind of pain does the woman feel in "Strange Hurt"?
(a) A "silent" pain.
(b) A "queer" pain.
(c) A "heart" pain.
(d) A "Godlike" pain.

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

5. What does the speaker say life is as fine as in "Life Is Fine"?
(a) Gold.
(b) Wine.
(c) Silk.
(d) A good meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is missing from the wall in "End"?

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

3. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

4. What does the little boy use as a toy in "Madam and the Charity Child"?

5. What is the name of the man in "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

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