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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dream Dust” - “Same in Blues”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?
(a) Lie incessantly.
(b) Be thrown into jail.
(c) Live in the South.
(d) Live as a slave.

2. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?
(a) L.
(b) Y.
(c) K.
(d) A.

3. 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?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A bar.
(d) A hair salon.

4. The titular character in the poem entitled "Ruby Brown" leaves her job as a maid to take what other position?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A laundress.
(d) An actress.

5. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Weather and roses.
(b) Sun and rain.
(c) Roses and grass.
(d) Sky and sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?

2. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?

3. How much money does the subject of the poem "Brass Spittoons" make per day?

4. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?

5. At the end of the poem "Life is Fine," the speaker decides that life is "fine as" (88) what?

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