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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cora Unashamed" - "The Blues I'm Playing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Dark.
(b) Crowded.
(c) Bereft.
(d) Lonesome.

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

3. What is the main theme depicted within the poem entitled "Question and Answer"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Persecution.
(c) Trust.
(d) Grief.

4. 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.

5. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Timbuktu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?

2. The speaker of the poem "Advice" gives the opinion that people should try to do what during their lives?

3. Besides English, what other language is included within the poem entitled "Final Call"?

4. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?

5. The speaker in the poem entitled "Life is Fine" takes the elevator up how many floors while he is considering suicide?

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