View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?
(a) China.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Africa.
(d) Poland.

2. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

3. What is the main theme depicted within the poem entitled "Question and Answer"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Grief.
(c) Trust.
(d) Persecution.

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

5. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?
(a) A period.
(b) A dash.
(c) A semicolon.
(d) A question mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?

2. The speaker of the poem "The South" says at the end of the poem that he will soon seek the North, for he has heard it said that the North is what?

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

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

5. What is the first allusion included within the poem "Final Call"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 243 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample