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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Time of Silver Rain" - "Fulfillment".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her nieces.
(c) Future America.
(d) Her children.

2. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Corn.
(d) Blueberries.

3. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Poland.
(c) Africa.
(d) China.

4. What is written on the back of the letter featured within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?
(a) The speaker's name.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The word goodbye.
(d) The name of the speaker's lover.

5. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Sun and rain.
(b) Sky and sand.
(c) Weather and roses.
(d) Roses and grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?

2. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?

3. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?

4. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" uses a simile to state that what object of his has "grown deep like the rivers" (3)?

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