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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 with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?
(a) November 16th.
(b) April 16th.
(c) October 16th.
(d) December 16th.

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

3. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Solvency.
(b) Pride.
(c) Justice.
(d) Liberty.

4. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Stairs.

5. In the poem "I Dream a World," to what object does the speaker compare joy by using a simile?
(a) A diamond.
(b) An emerald.
(c) A piece of beach glass.
(d) A pearl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?

2. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?

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

4. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?

5. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?

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