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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. A particular speaker within the poem entitled "Junior Addict" comments that "It's easier to get dope than it is to get a" (132) what?
(a) A job.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A bride.
(d) A wife.

2. The mother character in the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" receives what object in lieu of her son?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A needle.
(c) A medal.
(d) A necklace.

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

4. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Stairs.
(c) Telephones.
(d) Sunshine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What element is said to be useless to "one who will not live" (132) within the poem "Junior Addict"?

2. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?

3. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?

4. What type of literary device is consistently featured throughout the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk"?

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

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