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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) e.e. cummings.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) William Carlos Williams.

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

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

4. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?
(a) Wide.
(b) Wise.
(c) Noble.
(d) Dark.

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

7. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?
(a) Cousin Tom.
(b) Uncle Mike.
(c) Grandpa Joel.
(d) Aunt Sue.

8. What advice does the gypsy give to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bad Luck Card"?
(a) To pray.
(b) To commit suicide.
(c) To find a lover.
(d) To place a knife underneath his bed.

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

10. What type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A bar.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A restaurant.

11. The titular character in the poem entitled "Ruby Brown" leaves her job as a maid to take what other position?
(a) A waitress.
(b) An actress.
(c) A laundress.
(d) A prostitute.

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

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

14. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?
(a) Live in the South.
(b) Be thrown into jail.
(c) Live as a slave.
(d) Lie incessantly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the speaker of the poem "Sylvester's Dying Bed" wakes up, by whom is he surrounded?

4. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?

5. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?

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