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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - "Let America Be America Again".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Drums.
(c) Violin.
(d) Bass.

2. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

3. What are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?
(a) Rain, snow, moon, and wind.
(b) Rain, sun, moon, and wind.
(c) Rain, hail, moon, and wind.
(d) Rain, sleet, moon, and wind.

4. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?
(a) Magnolias.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Clean laundry.

5. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her nieces.
(c) Her children.
(d) Future America.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" uses a simile to state that what object of his has "grown deep like the rivers" (3)?

2. The titular character in the poem entitled "Ruby Brown" leaves her job as a maid to take what other position?

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

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

5. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?

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