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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 tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?
(a) A hoe.
(b) A scythe.
(c) A hammer.
(d) An awl.

2. The poem entitled "Love" describes the emotion of love as what kind of a wonder?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Sly.
(c) Wild.
(d) Mysterious.

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

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

5. 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) Live as a slave.
(d) Be thrown into jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?

2. The poem "America" focuses on which two marginalized groups?

3. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?

4. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?

5. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?

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