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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dream Dust” - “Same in Blues”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?
(a) She has already paid rent for the month.
(b) The house is in disrepair.
(c) The landlord has forgiven her rent for the month.
(d) Her husband has already paid the rent for the month.

2. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?
(a) Aquamarines.
(b) Pillows.
(c) Cups of black coffee.
(d) Clouds.

3. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) Yourself.
(c) The grim reaper.
(d) The face of Jesus.

4. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?
(a) Clean laundry.
(b) Magnolias.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Gumbo.

5. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?
(a) Hag.
(b) Seer.
(c) Crone.
(d) Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?

2. What literary device is NOT used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?

3. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?

4. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?

5. The poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?

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