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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 state is focused upon within the poem that contains as its first three lines, "Oh, what sorrow!/Oh, what pity!/O, what pain" (115)?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Missouri.

2. The poem "Not What Was" uses what object as a metaphor for life?
(a) A rose.
(b) A birdhouse.
(c) A key.
(d) A clock.

3. What element is said to be useless to "one who will not live" (132) within the poem "Junior Addict"?
(a) Rain.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Water.

4. What is the main theme of the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Oppression.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Violence.
(d) Perseverance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?

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

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

4. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?

5. To what personality does the speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" NOT allude within the poem?

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