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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the title "Litany" refer to?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) A city in the South.
(c) A city in Africa.
(d) A prayer.

3. Who is playing music in "The Weary Blues"?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A white man.
(d) A black woman.

4. 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.

5. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," where does the speaker say he has been over time?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Euphrates.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) The Congo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the speaker asks his lover if she understands him in "Maybe," what does she say?

2. What is Hughes known as being the originator of?

3. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?

4. How does the speaker describe the trumpet player's music in "Trumpet Player"?

5. What nickname does Sylvester give himself in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the "After Hours" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" named what it is?

2. For how long does the speaker in "Evil" plan to "keep on at it"?

3. What does the speaker hope in the poem "Island"?

4. What theme unites the poems in "Distance Nowhere"?

5. What is the unspoken implication about Monroe in "Monroe's Blues"?

6. What does the use of the word "fragment" in a poem title imply?

7. In "Afro-American Fragment" (the poem), what does the author imply is being fragmented?

8. What is the poem "Fulfilment" about?

9. What kind of imagery is most prevalent in the poems in the section "Sea and Land"?

10. What are the two characters quarreling about in "Early Evening Quarrel"?

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