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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What supernatural figure appears in the poem "Sunday Morning Prophecy"?

2. What are the waves kissing in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

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

4. What did Hattie want Hammond to buy when he was out?

5. What inappropriate fashion item do the pimps wear in "What?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the gypsy give the speaker in "Bad Luck Card"?

2. Why is the speaker so surprised by his girlfriend's snoring in "Morning After"?

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

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

5. Who is gathered up in the poem "Litany"?

6. How does the speaker describe a dream in "Beale Street"?

7. What are the Lincoln Prairies symbolic of in "One"?

8. What does the poem "Drum" portray Death's eventuality as?

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

10. What is the Harlem Renaissance known for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Widow Woman," Hughes writes from the perspective of a woman. Discuss at least 3 rhetorical devices he uses to come up with a voice that is his own and yet not his own in this particular poem.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Negro Mother and Alberta Johnson, making sure to use direct quotations from the text in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze 3 ways a poem of your choosing from "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" reflects the themes and styles of the Harlem Renaissance.

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