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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 "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?
(a) Faces.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Stars.
(d) Justice.

2. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Diaspora.
(d) Understatement.

3. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) American innovation.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Deception.
(d) Community.

4. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Timbuktu.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

5. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?
(a) Pillows.
(b) Aquamarines.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Cups of black coffee.

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. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

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

4. The poem with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?

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

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