View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?
(a) April 16th.
(b) October 16th.
(c) December 16th.
(d) November 16th.

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

3. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
(a) Proud.
(b) Willful.
(c) Nice.
(d) Strong.

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

5. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?

3. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?

4. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?

5. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 243 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample