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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 is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) Exclamation points.
(b) Italics.
(c) Parentheses.
(d) Semicolons.

2. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?
(a) China.
(b) Poland.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Africa.

3. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?
(a) Women from the town.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Family members.

4. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?
(a) No one will be cold.
(b) No one will be taken for granted.
(c) No one will be hungry.
(d) No one will be oppressed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

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

3. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?

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

5. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?

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