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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "dying is" (97) what?
(a) Mean.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) Slow.
(d) Hard.

2. What is the final line of the short poem entitled "Dream Dust"?
(a) Not on your life.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Up for grabs.
(d) Not for sale.

3. What is the main theme depicted within the poem entitled "Question and Answer"?
(a) Trust.
(b) Grief.
(c) Hope.
(d) Persecution.

4. What word is used to describe the "eyes" (116) of terror in the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Evil.
(b) Jaundiced.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Sinister.

5. In the poem entitled "Island [2] Hughes locates Manhattan "between two rivers" and in what direction from "the park?" (112)
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?

2. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?

3. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?

4. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?

5. About which religious figure is the poem entitled "Encounter"?

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