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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) His favorite Jazz song.
(c) A popular TV show of the time.
(d) A poem of the same name.

2. What does the woman's pain tell her to do in "Strange Hurt"?
(a) "You'll find rain better / Than shelter from the rain."
(b) "Walk through the fire / To better know the rain."
(c) "Go outside / To understand your inner turmoil."
(d) "Bathe in the river / As those before you have done."

3. What language, other than English, is used in the poem "Havana Dreams"?
(a) Russian.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Creole.

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

5. What does Big Boy want his woman to share with him in "50-50"?
(a) Her kitchen -- and her garden.
(b) Her bed -- and her money.
(c) Her bed -- and her whole house.
(d) Her house -- and her new car.

6. What annoying habit of his Baby does the speaker address in "Morning After"?
(a) Drooling.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Leaving dishes out all the time.
(d) Snoring.

7. In the poem "Fire," what does the author think fire is going to do?
(a) Clean his sins away.
(b) Burn his soul.
(c) Burn his house down.
(d) Burn his crops.

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

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

10. What is Joy driving in "Joy"?
(a) An imaginary buggy.
(b) A fancy car.
(c) The butcher's cart.
(d) A horse-drawn carriage.

11. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?
(a) Milk.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Snow.

12. What major era did Hughes contribute to?
(a) The Harlem Renaissance.
(b) The Novelists' Novelty Time.
(c) The Iron Age.
(d) The Birth of Slam Poetry.

13. What is Hughes known as being the originator of?
(a) Jazz poetry.
(b) African American poetry.
(c) Modernist poetry.
(d) Slam poetry.

14. What is "Prayer Meeting" an example of?
(a) A vignette.
(b) Iambic pentameter.
(c) Speaking in tongues.
(d) Old English.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the playboy mentioned in "Gone Boy" NOT go at the end of the poem?

3. What is one way Sylvester knows he is dying in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

4. What does the speaker claim people do on the sea in "Long Trip"?

5. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?

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