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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. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) The Depression.

2. 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.

3. The poem "Daybreak in Alabama" features a speaker who hopes to one day be what?
(a) A composer.
(b) Respected.
(c) Married.
(d) An adult.

4. The poem entitled "A Black Pierrot" uses what literary device in crafting the first line of each stanza?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Onomatopeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Repetition.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advice does the gypsy give to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bad Luck Card"?

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

4. The poem entitled "Cross" focuses on the experience of what type of person?

5. What type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?

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