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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?
(a) Ocean.
(b) Suit of armor.
(c) Smile.
(d) River.

2. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?
(a) Schoolyard bullying.
(b) Domestic violence.
(c) Military operations.
(d) Police brutality.

3. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?
(a) Calm.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?

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

3. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?

4. The poem "Lover's Return" is written from the point of view of what type of person?

5. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is irony utilized within the poem entitled "The South"?

2. In what way does the speaker of the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" want to commemorate the beauty of the titular subject?

3. To what element does Hughes compare the object of a drum in the poem entitled "Drum"?

4. Which two marginalized groups are focused upon within the poem "America"?

5. In what way is repetition used within the poem entitled "Brass Spittoons"?

6. In what way is the water motif included within the very first poem in the collection?

7. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "I Dream a World"?

8. In what way are the themes of brutality and oppression intertwined within the poem "Ku Klux"?

9. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?

10. How is irony used within the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

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