View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV: Land and Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker say the sea is a wilderness of in "Long Trip"?
(a) Of waves.
(b) Of all of God's creations.
(c) Of animals.
(d) Of beauty.

2. What is Big Boy going to do with the object on his shoulders in "Catch"?
(a) Drop him off at school.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Leave it at God's doorstep.
(d) Sell it at the market.

3. Which continent features most prominently in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

4. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?
(a) A funeral.
(b) Glory.
(c) Peace.
(d) A wedding.

5. In the poem "Feet o' Jesus," what does the author want to happen at Jesus's feet?
(a) His crops to sprout.
(b) His wife to say yes to his marriage proposal.
(c) God to give him riches.
(d) God to show mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who selected the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

2. What race was Langston Hughes?

3. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?

4. Where is Happiness in "Heaven"?

5. In the poem "Fire," what does the author think fire is going to do?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample