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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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 restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A hair salon.

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

4. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Diaspora.
(d) Understatement.

5. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?
(a) Y.
(b) L.
(c) A.
(d) K.

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

7. 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.

8. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?
(a) She is lying down.
(b) She is floating in the air.
(c) She is sitting.
(d) She is standing.

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

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

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) Long laboring.
(c) Mighty sad.
(d) Words like.

12. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?
(a) Crone.
(b) Hag.
(c) Queen.
(d) Seer.

13. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Pride.
(b) Justice.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Solvency.

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

15. What is the name of the fortune teller's lover in the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Dave.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Michael.
(d) Wade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the subject of the poem "The Weary Blues" play?

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

3. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

4. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?

5. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?

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