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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Cora Unashamed" - "The Blues I'm Playing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years has Roy lived in Europe by the time he comes back home?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

2. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?
(a) Diaspora.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Understatement.

3. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) A wedding ring.
(b) A watch.
(c) A set of tools.
(d) A washtub.

4. What literary device is NOT used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
(a) Interjection.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Allusion.

5. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?
(a) Hag.
(b) Crone.
(c) Queen.
(d) Seer.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the poem "Without the Benefit of Declaration," the speaker tells the mother in the poem not to take what action?

2. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?

3. What types of figures are NOT included as allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?

4. The poem entitled "Final Call" suggests that Robin Hood should be called upon to "clinch" (133) what type of campaign?

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

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