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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
(a) A typist.
(b) A bookseller.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A milliner.

2. What tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A hoe.
(c) An awl.
(d) A scythe.

3. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Sun and rain.
(b) Sky and sand.
(c) Roses and grass.
(d) Weather and roses.

4. What type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A hair salon.

5. What is the middle initial of the woman at the center of the poem "Madam and the Census Man"?
(a) M.
(b) L.
(c) N.
(d) K.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?

2. In the poem "I Dream a World," to what object does the speaker compare joy by using a simile?

3. The poem entitled "Love" describes the emotion of love as what kind of a wonder?

4. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?

5. At the end of the poem "Without the Benefit of Declaration," the speaker tells the mother in the poem not to take what action?

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