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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 "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?
(a) At the bottom.
(b) In Hell.
(c) At the top.
(d) In Heaven.

2. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Blueberries.

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

4. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sun.

5. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does the speaker of the poem "Midnight Raffle" invest in the raffle?

3. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?

4. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" uses a simile to state that what object of his has "grown deep like the rivers" (3)?

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