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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the trumpet player have beneath his eyes in "Trumpet Player"?
(a) "The guilt of sins from yesterday."
(b) "The glow of a man on fire inside."
(c) "Dark moons of weariness."
(d) "The shining light of an angel."

2. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) New York City.
(b) Religion.
(c) Money.
(d) Fame.

3. Where does the speaker find himself after dying in the poem "Judgment Day"?
(a) Back in Atlanta.
(b) With God.
(c) In Hell.
(d) Back in his childhood bedroom.

4. Where is Happiness in "Heaven"?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) Both of these answers are correct.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

5. Which of the following does the speaker NOT claim to have been in "Negro"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A worker.
(c) A singer.
(d) A slave.

6. What is the drum saying to life in "Drum"?
(a) "Stay! / Stay!"
(b) "Run! / Run!"
(c) "Go! / Go!"
(d) "Come! / Come!"

7. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?
(a) Harlem and Queens.
(b) His wife's house and his girlfriend's house.
(c) A rock and a hard place.
(d) Living and dying.

8. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?
(a) Jesus himself.
(b) An old black woman.
(c) A homeless man asking for help.
(d) A family.

9. How does the speaker describe the plants in "Garden"?
(a) As beautiful and relaxing.
(b) As boring and ignorant.
(c) As angry and ugly.
(d) As strange and distorted.

10. Where is the dream a cocktail at in "Havana Dreams"?
(a) Moe's.
(b) Bros'.
(c) Sloppy Joe's.
(d) No one knows.

11. What did the speaker's lover do in "Late Last Night" that caused his/her heart to break?
(a) Died.
(b) Look at him/her cross-eyed.
(c) Lost all their money gambling.
(d) Had an affair.

12. Where does Hughes get the title "Feet of Jesus" from for that particular section in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) His mother's favorite phrases.
(b) A poem of the same name.
(c) His favorite Jazz song.
(d) A popular TV show of the time.

13. Where does the speaker think the distance is between "here and there" in the poem "Border Line"?
(a) The red line of the subway.
(b) In his own mind.
(c) Everywhere.
(d) Nowhere.

14. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His father.
(c) His dream.
(d) His mother.

15. Who sends the speaker a letter in "Personal"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) God.
(d) The devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" published?

2. Where did the speaker in "Late Last Night" sit and cry?

3. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?

4. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what does the speaker say his souls has done similar to a river?

5. What is all that a snail knows in "Snail"?

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