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

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

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

4. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?

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

3. The poem "Daybreak in Alabama" features a speaker who hopes to one day be what?

4. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?

5. What are the final two words of the lengthy poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?

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