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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. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?
(a) Lie incessantly.
(b) Live as a slave.
(c) Be thrown into jail.
(d) Live in the South.

2. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?
(a) Onomatopeia.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Understatement.

3. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Nat Turner.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Lenin.

4. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Sky and sand.
(b) Sun and rain.
(c) Weather and roses.
(d) Roses and grass.

5. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?
(a) Schoolyard bullying.
(b) Domestic violence.
(c) Military operations.
(d) Police brutality.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what personality does the speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" NOT allude within the poem?

2. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?

3. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?

4. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?

5. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?

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