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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem entitled "Island [2] Hughes locates Manhattan "between two rivers" and in what direction from "the park?" (112)
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

2. What is the final verb used in the poem entitled "Question and Answer," when the optimistic speaker within the poem says his final piece?
(a) Sublimate.
(b) Revive.
(c) Remake.
(d) Rejuvenate.

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

4. What is the middle initial of the woman at the center of the poem "Madam and the Census Man"?
(a) K.
(b) L.
(c) M.
(d) N.

5. How many times does the speaker of "Final Call" invoke the word "Come!" (134) in the poem's final stanza?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the final word included in the poem entitled "Un-American Investigators"?

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

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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