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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Onomatopeia.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

2. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

3. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
(a) Proud.
(b) Nice.
(c) Willful.
(d) Strong.

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

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

6. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?
(a) Cousin Tom.
(b) Grandpa Joel.
(c) Aunt Sue.
(d) Uncle Mike.

7. What are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?
(a) Rain, snow, moon, and wind.
(b) Rain, sun, moon, and wind.
(c) Rain, sleet, moon, and wind.
(d) Rain, hail, moon, and wind.

8. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) The Depression.

9. What tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?
(a) A scythe.
(b) A hoe.
(c) A hammer.
(d) An awl.

10. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

11. The speaker of the poem "The South" says at the end of the poem that he will soon seek the North, for he has heard it said that the North is what?
(a) A more scrupulous government.
(b) A more welcoming host.
(c) A kinder mistress.
(d) A more intelligent host.

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

13. The poem "Daybreak in Alabama" features a speaker who hopes to one day be what?
(a) Married.
(b) An adult.
(c) A composer.
(d) Respected.

14. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
(a) A milliner.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A bookseller.
(d) A typist.

15. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) A lamp post.
(b) A flag pole.
(c) A tree.
(d) A bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is written on the back of the letter featured within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?

2. Mary Lulu Jackson is the subject of which poem?

3. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?

4. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?

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

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