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Carl Sandburg

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Last updated almost 8 years ago
21 questions
Note from the author:
Carl Sandburg's Life
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Question 1
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In what state was Carl Sandburg born?

Question 2
2.

In what month was Sandburg born?

Question 3
3.

What was Carl Sandburg's mother's name?

Question 4
4.

How many siblings did Sandburg have?

Question 5
5.

What did Carl Sandburg’s mom do for a living

Question 6
6.

Slide 2:
Other than a bricklayer, what other profession did Sandburg have before he was legally an adult?

Question 7
7.

Slide 2: What was the most influential part of Sandburg’s life? (The part that played a large role in his poetry.)

Question 8
8.

Slide 2: What was Sandburg’s wife’s first name?

Question 9
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Slide 2: What year did Sandburg die?

Question 10
10.

Slide 2: In what state did Sandburg live right before he died?

Question 11
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Slide 3: What college did Sandburg attend?

Question 12
12.

Slide 3: In which club did Sandburg participate?

Question 13
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Slide 3: What was the name of Sandburg’s first volume of poetry?

Question 14
14.

Slide 4: Other than Knox College, what other university acknowledged Sandburg after he died?

Question 15
15.

Slide 4: For writing “Abraham Lincoln: The War Years,” Sandburg earned what award ?

Question 16
16.

Slide 4: Sandburg received a second Pulitzer Prize for “Complete Poems” in THIS year:

Question 17
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Slide 5: Sandburg enjoyed writing in this city because it was so competitive.

Question 18
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Slide 5: Sandburg is best remembered for this type of poetry?

Question 19
19.

Bonus: Explain/define free verse poetry.

Question 20
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Bonus: What made Sandburg and his father drift apart?

Question 21
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Bonus: Name some of Sandburg's poems - use correct titles.