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

2. The poem entitled "Cross" focuses on the experience of what type of person?
(a) Enslaved.
(b) Religious.
(c) Developmentally disabled.
(d) Biracial.

3. How much money does the subject of the poem "Brass Spittoons" make per day?
(a) $1.
(b) $3.
(c) $2.
(d) 50 cents.

4. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?
(a) Onomatopeia.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?
(a) Proletarian.
(b) Common man.
(c) Worker.
(d) Human.

Short Answer Questions

1. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?

2. The poem "Lover's Return" is written from the point of view of what type of person?

3. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?

4. What advice does the gypsy give to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bad Luck Card"?

5. What are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?

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