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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) Dave.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Michael.
(d) Wade.

2. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) The grim reaper.
(c) Yourself.
(d) The face of Jesus.

3. What word is used to describe the "eyes" (116) of terror in the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Sinister.
(b) Jaundiced.
(c) Evil.
(d) Yellow.

4. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?
(a) Women from the town.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Family members.
(d) Doctors.

5. What is the first allusion included within the poem "Final Call"?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) The Pied Piper.
(c) Robespierre.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?

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

3. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name is said to play music that "is honey mixed with" (82) what?

4. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?

5. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?

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