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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
(a) Nice.
(b) Strong.
(c) Willful.
(d) Proud.

3. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?
(a) World War II.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Depression.

4. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) Community.
(b) American innovation.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Deception.

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

6. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?
(a) Cups of black coffee.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Aquamarines.

7. The poem with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?
(a) November 16th.
(b) April 16th.
(c) October 16th.
(d) December 16th.

8. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) A lamp post.
(b) A flag pole.
(c) A tree.
(d) A bridge.

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

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

11. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?
(a) Lonesome.
(b) Bereft.
(c) Crowded.
(d) Dark.

12. The poem entitled "A Black Pierrot" uses what literary device in crafting the first line of each stanza?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Onomatopeia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

14. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?
(a) Personification.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Onomatopeia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?

2. An allusion to which famous person is NOT included within the poem entitled "Scottsboro"?

3. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?

4. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?

5. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?

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