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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 type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Blueberries.

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

3. The poem "America" focuses on which two marginalized groups?
(a) African-Americans and gay people.
(b) African-Americans and Jewish-Americans.
(c) African-Americans and Mexican-Americans.
(d) African-Americans and women.

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

5. 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 hungry.
(b) No one will be cold.
(c) No one will be oppressed.
(d) No one will be taken for granted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?

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

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

5. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" contains how many stanzas?

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