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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does the tone have on the Four Poems?
(a) It makes them specific to the two people portrayed in them.
(b) It makes them more universal.
(c) It makes the reader more sympathetic to the plight of the people portrayed in them.
(d) It makes the reader less sympathetic to the plight of the people portrayed in them.

2. In what time of day does "At the Fishhouses" take place?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Morning.
(d) Noon.

3. What does the second part of Three Valentines depict?
(a) The poet's not understanding how she came to fall in love.
(b) The poet's not understanding how she fell out of love.
(c) The poet's desire to fall in love.
(d) The poet's desire to leave her lover.

4. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?
(a) Cheats on her.
(b) Gambles too much.
(c) Drinks too much.
(d) Fights too much.

5. Why is the auntie surprised by the burglar's actions in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) He lacks the courage to break the law.
(b) She raised him to be honest.
(c) He has always had a giving nature.
(d) She is surprised he is not setting a good example for his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet explore in "For C.W.B."?

2. "Questions of Travel" is in what format?

3. How does the family react to the poet in "Manuelzinho"?

4. When were the poems in North and South collected?

5. What is a running theme in many of the poems in Cold Spring?

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