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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dream Dust” - “Same in Blues”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Onomatopeia.

2. What is the middle initial of the woman at the center of the poem "Madam and the Census Man"?
(a) K.
(b) L.
(c) M.
(d) N.

3. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?
(a) Drums.
(b) Violin.
(c) Bass.
(d) Piano.

4. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) The immigrant.
(b) The poor white person.
(c) The railroad worker.
(d) The Native American.

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?
(a) Common man.
(b) Worker.
(c) Proletarian.
(d) Human.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?

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

3. 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)?

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

5. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?

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