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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. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

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

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

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

5. 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 soul.
(b) His mind.
(c) His aura.
(d) His passion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The poem entitled "Cross" focuses on the experience of what type of person?

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

5. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?

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