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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 kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A bookseller.
(c) A milliner.
(d) A typist.

2. What tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?
(a) A hoe.
(b) A hammer.
(c) An awl.
(d) A scythe.

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

4. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?
(a) Uncle Mike.
(b) Aunt Sue.
(c) Cousin Tom.
(d) Grandpa Joel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?

2. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?

3. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?

4. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?

5. The poem "America" focuses on which two marginalized groups?

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