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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?
(a) Faces.
(b) Stars.
(c) Justice.
(d) Sunshine.

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

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

5. What phrase is repeated three times in the poem entitled "In Time of Silver Rain"?
(a) For you.
(b) With me.
(c) Of life.
(d) My love.

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

7. How many rooms does the house have that is featured in the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 18.

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

9. 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 restaurant.
(d) A bookstore.

10. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Irony.
(d) Simile.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Lulu Jackson is the subject of which poem?

2. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?

3. The speaker of the poem "Negro" states that he has been a singer "all the way from Africa" (5) to where?

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

5. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?

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