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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 in the South.
(c) Be thrown into jail.
(d) Live as a slave.

2. What are the final two words of the lengthy poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) Take charge.
(b) Hold on.
(c) No more.
(d) My heart.

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

4. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?
(a) Of life.
(b) For you.
(c) My love.
(d) With me.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?

3. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

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?

5. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?

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