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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 type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Blueberries.

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

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

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

5. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Timbuktu.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?

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

3. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?

4. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?

5. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?

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