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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 is the name of the fortune teller's lover in the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Michael.
(c) Wade.
(d) Dave.

2. One of the poems in the Vintage Hughes collection is entitled "A Song....." for whom?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Lena Horne.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Spike Jones.

3. The speaker of the poem "Preference" says that he "likes a woman" (95) how many years older than himself?
(a) 12 or 14.
(b) 6 or 10.
(c) 8 or 10.
(d) 6, 8, or 10.

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

5. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "birthing is" (97) what?

2. At the end of the poem "Life is Fine," the speaker decides that life is "fine as" (88) what?

3. What literary device is NOT used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?

4. What is the main theme depicted within the poem entitled "Question and Answer"?

5. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?

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