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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What types of figures are NOT included as allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Religious figures.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Literary characters.

3. What type of literary device is used consistently within the first three lines of the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Interjection.
(d) Understatement.

4. What type of funeral lies at the center of the poem entitled "Dead in There"?
(a) A night funeral.
(b) An illegal funeral.
(c) A Catholic funeral.
(d) A morning funeral.

5. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?
(a) On a motorcycle.
(b) On his roof.
(c) On stairs.
(d) In the bus station.

6. The poem entitled "Final Call" suggests that Robin Hood should be called upon to "clinch" (133) what type of campaign?
(a) The anti-poverty campaign.
(b) The campaign against prejudice.
(c) The campaign for a better American government.
(d) The campaign for legal justice.

7. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) The speaker's mother.
(b) The speaker's son.
(c) The speaker's ex-lover.
(d) The speaker.

8. The woman within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" tells the census man not to write down what title on the census form?
(a) Mssr.
(b) Mrs.
(c) Miss.
(d) Mr.

9. How many poems within the collection Vintage Hughes include stage directions regarding a particular element of the poem's performance?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

10. In the poem entitled "Prime," how much is a nickel repeatedly said to cost?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) $5.
(d) $1.

11. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" states that he will "make a crown" (95) using what materials?
(a) Thistles.
(b) Neon lights.
(c) Boogie woogie beats.
(d) Saxophone notes.

12. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?
(a) From Harlem.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Brown.
(d) Joyful.

13. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "dying is" (97) what?
(a) Mean.
(b) Hard.
(c) Slow.
(d) Inevitable.

14. The speaker of the poem entitled Crowns and Garlands declares that he cannot take what action with regard to "Ralph Bunche" (139)?
(a) He cannot trust him.
(b) He cannot fire him.
(c) He cannot eat him.
(d) He cannot hire him.

15. One of the poems in the Vintage Hughes collection is entitled "A Song....." for whom?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Spike Jones.
(c) Sarah Bernhardt.
(d) Lena Horne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?

2. What state is focused upon within the poem that contains as its first three lines, "Oh, what sorrow!/Oh, what pity!/O, what pain" (115)?

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?

4. In the poem entitled "Island [2] Hughes locates Manhattan "between two rivers" and in what direction from "the park?" (112)

5. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?

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