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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. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) The tenant.
(b) The tenant's son.
(c) The landlord's mother.
(d) The landlord.

2. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Women from the town.
(d) Family members.

3. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?
(a) Noble.
(b) Wise.
(c) Wide.
(d) Dark.

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

5. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?
(a) Uncle Mike.
(b) Cousin Tom.
(c) Aunt Sue.
(d) Grandpa Joel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?

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

4. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?

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

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