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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. The poem with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?
(a) April 16th.
(b) October 16th.
(c) December 16th.
(d) November 16th.

2. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?
(a) The dragon section.
(b) The children's section.
(c) The colored section.
(d) The Jim Crow section.

3. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Diaspora.

4. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?
(a) Bereft.
(b) Lonesome.
(c) Dark.
(d) Crowded.

5. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" contains how many stanzas?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?

2. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?

3. What are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?

4. The poem "Lover's Return" is written from the point of view of what type of person?

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

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