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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the character in "Graduation"?
(a) Jackson Barton.
(b) Mary Lulu Jackson.
(c) Jackson Bartlet.
(d) Mary Beth Wilson.

2. What would the speaker in "Young Gal's Blues" rather be dead than?
(a) Ugly and old.
(b) Ugly and poor.
(c) Old and stupid.
(d) Poor and stupid.

3. What does the speaker hope for her child in the poem "Lament over Love"?
(a) That he or she will go to college.
(b) That he or she will not grow up to be poor.
(c) The he or she will never love a man.
(d) That he or she will stop being so bratty all the time.

4. What does the speaker compare love to in "Lament over Love"?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) Poison.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Alcohol.

5. What does the speaker in "Life Is Fine" decide he was born for?
(a) "Dyin'"
(b) "Cryin'"
(c) "Singin'"
(d) "Livin'"

6. What place is the speaker trying to avoid in "One-Way Ticket"?
(a) The South.
(b) The police station.
(c) His girlfriend's house.
(d) His mother's house.

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

8. How much of his paycheck does the character's buddy have to give to his mother?
(a) Eight a week.
(b) Fifteen a week.
(c) Five a week.
(d) Ten a week.

9. What 2 places does the speaker go to in "Young Gal's Blues"?
(a) The beauty shop and the nail salon.
(b) The post office and the grocery store.
(c) The graveyard and the poor house.
(d) The doctor's office and the hospital.

10. Where is Miss Yardman in "Southern Mammy Sings"?
(a) In her garden.
(b) At a funeral.
(c) At mass.
(d) In her yard.

11. How many women are helping plan the parade in "Parade"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Five.

12. What is being cooked for dinner in "Graduation"?
(a) Pot roast.
(b) Brisket.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Greens.

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

14. What does the Gypsy need in her hand in "Ballad of the Gypsy" before she reads the speaker's fortune?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wine.

15. What is the name of the man in "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Dave.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the speaker in "Preference" like younger girls?

2. Where is Miss Michaelmas in "Southern Mammy Sings"?

3. Why does Madam have a large phone bill in "Madam and the Phone Bill"?

4. How large is the house that Madam has to clean in "Madam and Her Madam"?

5. With what triumphant phrase does the speaker conclude "Still Here"?

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