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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. On what side does the speaker of "Midnight Raffle" say his bread is buttered by the end of the poem?
(a) Neither side.
(b) Both sides.
(c) The wrong side.
(d) The right side.

2. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

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

4. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?
(a) To the god of love.
(b) To the speaker's lost lover.
(c) To the reader.
(d) To God.

5. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little boy" (92) dream of?
(a) A dog.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A baseball glove.
(d) A boxing glove.

Short Answer Questions

1. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?

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

3. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?

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

5. What term is used to describe the people who bury the man at the center of the poem "Dead in There"?

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