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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?
(a) Magnolias.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Gumbo.
(d) Clean laundry.

2. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) The tenant.
(b) The landlord.
(c) The tenant's son.
(d) The landlord's mother.

3. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Nat Turner.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Joan of Arc.

4. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

5. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?
(a) The house is in disrepair.
(b) Her husband has already paid the rent for the month.
(c) The landlord has forgiven her rent for the month.
(d) She has already paid rent for the month.

6. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Sunshine.

7. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Corn.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Wheat.

8. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Sky and sand.
(b) Sun and rain.
(c) Weather and roses.
(d) Roses and grass.

9. In the poem "I Dream a World," to what object does the speaker compare joy by using a simile?
(a) An emerald.
(b) A pearl.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A piece of beach glass.

10. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?
(a) No one will be cold.
(b) No one will be taken for granted.
(c) No one will be hungry.
(d) No one will be oppressed.

11. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?
(a) Little old.
(b) Mighty sad.
(c) Words like.
(d) Long laboring.

12. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?
(a) Peace.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Calm.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

15. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Personification.
(d) Onomatopeia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?

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

3. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

4. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?

5. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?

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