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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Time of Silver Rain" - "Fulfillment".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?
(a) She is lying down.
(b) She is sitting.
(c) She is floating in the air.
(d) She is standing.

2. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Nat Turner.

3. To what personality does the speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" NOT allude within the poem?
(a) Joe Louis.
(b) Muhammed Ali.
(c) Marian Anderson.
(d) W.E.B. DuBois.

4. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?
(a) Cousin Tom.
(b) Aunt Sue.
(c) Grandpa Joel.
(d) Uncle Mike.

5. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) e.e. cummings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?

2. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?

3. 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?

4. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?

5. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?

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