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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Time of Silver Rain" - "Fulfillment".

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 milliner.
(c) A bookseller.
(d) A nurse.

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

3. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) The tenant.
(b) The landlord.
(c) The landlord's mother.
(d) The tenant's son.

4. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Bass.

5. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?
(a) To lose.
(b) To roam.
(c) To cry.
(d) To win.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

2. The poem entitled "A Black Pierrot" uses what literary device in crafting the first line of each stanza?

3. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?

4. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?

5. The poem "America" focuses on which two marginalized groups?

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