2. What does the woman's pain tell her to do in "Strange Hurt"?
(a) "You'll find rain better / Than shelter from the rain."
(b) "Bathe in the river / As those before you have done."
(c) "Walk through the fire / To better know the rain."
(d) "Go outside / To understand your inner turmoil."

3. What race was Langston Hughes?
(a) African American.
(b) White.
(c) Asian.
(d) Latino.

4. What is Big Boy going to do with the object on his shoulders in "Catch"?
(a) Sell it at the market.
(b) Drop him off at school.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Leave it at God's doorstep.

5. Why is the speaker so concerned about her lover in "Lover's Return"?
(a) Because he lost his job.
(b) Because he has suddenly gone blind.
(c) Because he looks so sick.
(d) Because he was in a car accident.

6. Where is the dream a cocktail at in "Havana Dreams"?
(a) Bros'.
(b) Sloppy Joe's.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Moe's.

7. What is Joy driving in "Joy"?
(a) The butcher's cart.
(b) A fancy car.
(c) An imaginary buggy.
(d) A horse-drawn carriage.

8. In the poem "Catch," what is Big Boy carrying on his shoulders?
(a) His son.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A basket of wheat.
(d) The weight of the world.

9. What inanimate object speaks in "Heaven"?
(a) Waterfalls.
(b) Stones.
(c) Trees.
(d) Books.

10. Where does Aunt Sue get her stories from in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?
(a) A book.
(b) Her own life.
(c) The TV.
(d) The radio.

11. What is the drum saying to life in "Drum"?
(a) "Come! / Come!"
(b) "Run! / Run!"
(c) "Go! / Go!"
(d) "Stay! / Stay!"

12. What did the speaker's mother say when life hurt her in the poem "Spirituals"?
(a) "Gonna get even, just you wait!"
(b) "Gonna ride in my chariot some day!"
(c) "Ain't no sinner like a mean sinner!"
(d) "Bless her soul, I can't forgive."

13. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?
(a) Harlem and Queens.
(b) A rock and a hard place.
(c) His wife's house and his girlfriend's house.
(d) Living and dying.

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

15. What is the sign that the speaker of "Bad Morning" is indeed having a bad morning?
(a) A broken-down car.
(b) Too many bills on the kitchen table.
(c) A note from his lover saying she's leaving.
(d) Mismated shoes.