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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does the speaker in "Wake" tell his mourners to wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

3. What race was Langston Hughes?
(a) White.
(b) Latino.
(c) Asian.
(d) African American.

4. When was "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" published?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1899.

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

6. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) The rising shaft of mountains.
(c) The firm roots of trees.
(d) Rocks.

7. What did Hattie want Hammond to buy when he was out?
(a) Wine.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Bread.
(d) Butter.

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

9. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?
(a) Loudly.
(b) Scared.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Naked.

10. 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.

11. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?
(a) Heart.
(b) Brain.
(c) Youth.
(d) Sanity.

12. What inanimate object speaks in "Heaven"?
(a) Waterfalls.
(b) Trees.
(c) Stones.
(d) Books.

13. What is missing from the wall in "End"?
(a) Wallpaper.
(b) Clocks.
(c) Plans for what to do if there is a fire in the building.
(d) Photos.

14. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?
(a) In the collection basket.
(b) From their kitchens.
(c) In their communities.
(d) In their own homes.

15. What does the speaker comment about one's mother in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?
(a) That she is always nagging him.
(b) That there was no one like her.
(c) None of these answers is correct.
(d) That she is dead and gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?

2. What country is NOT mentioned in any of the poems in "Sea and Land"?

3. How does the speaker specifically describe the tulips in "Garden"?

4. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?

5. Where does the speaker think the distance is between "here and there" in the poem "Border Line"?

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