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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 types of figures are NOT included as allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Religious figures.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Literary characters.

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

3. The poem entitled "Love" describes the emotion of love as what kind of a wonder?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Wild.
(c) Sly.
(d) Mysterious.

4. To what personality does the speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" NOT allude within the poem?
(a) Marian Anderson.
(b) W.E.B. DuBois.
(c) Joe Louis.
(d) Muhammed Ali.

5. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
(a) A typist.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A bookseller.
(d) A milliner.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what side does the speaker of "Midnight Raffle" say his bread is buttered by the end of the poem?

2. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?

3. How many poems within the collection Vintage Hughes include stage directions regarding a particular element of the poem's performance?

4. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?

5. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

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