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

2. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) Semicolons.
(b) Exclamation points.
(c) Italics.
(d) Parentheses.

3. The poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?
(a) Good morning.
(b) Hello.
(c) Bonsoir.
(d) Good evening.

4. What are the final two words of the lengthy poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) My heart.
(b) No more.
(c) Take charge.
(d) Hold on.

5. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?
(a) To win.
(b) To lose.
(c) To roam.
(d) To cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element is said to be useless to "one who will not live" (132) within the poem "Junior Addict"?

2. In the poem "I Dream a World," to what object does the speaker compare joy by using a simile?

3. What types of trees are featured in the ending of the poem entitled "Birmingham Sunday"?

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

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

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