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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Time of Silver Rain" - "Fulfillment".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) The poor white person.
(b) The Native American.
(c) The railroad worker.
(d) The immigrant.

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?
(a) Proletarian.
(b) Human.
(c) Common man.
(d) Worker.

4. What type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A bar.

5. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the subject of the poem "Brass Spittoons" make per day?

2. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?

3. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?

4. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?

5. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?

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