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. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?
(a) A bar.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A barbecue stand.
(d) A barber shop.

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

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

4. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Pride.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Solvency.
(d) Justice.

5. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the main theme of the poem entitled "Still Here"?

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 poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 231 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample