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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. 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) Family members.
(d) Doctors.

2. The speaker of the poem "The South" says at the end of the poem that he will soon seek the North, for he has heard it said that the North is what?
(a) A kinder mistress.
(b) A more scrupulous government.
(c) A more welcoming host.
(d) A more intelligent host.

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

4. 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)?
(a) His mind.
(b) His soul.
(c) His aura.
(d) His passion.

5. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) The railroad worker.
(b) The immigrant.
(c) The poor white person.
(d) The Native American.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?

2. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?

3. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?

4. The poem with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?

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

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