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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?
2. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?
3. 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?
4. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?
5. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the speaker of the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" want to commemorate the beauty of the titular subject?
2. In what way are sensory details used within the poem entitled "Harlem Night Song"?
3. To what element does Hughes compare the object of a drum in the poem entitled "Drum"?
4. What is the main literary device Hughes uses within the poem entitled "Joy"?
5. How is irony used within the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
6. With what countries does the speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" ally himself?
7. The poem "Madam and Her Madam" utilizes humor in what way?
8. In the poem entitled "Widow Woman," how is the technique of hyperbole utilized?
9. The poem entitled "I, Too" is a response to a poem by what famous American author?
10. In what way is the theme of racially-motivated brutality present within the poem entitled "The Bitter River"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a critical essay about the collection Vintage Hughes while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the collection.
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within the collection entitled Vintage Hughes. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the collection.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Hughes's focus on the theme of brutality in the collection entitled Vintage Hughes. What message is Hughes sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?
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