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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does the speaker of "Final Call" invoke the word "Come!" (134) in the poem's final stanza?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

2. What name does the census man within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" want to put down in place of the woman's middle initial?
(a) Em.
(b) Ell.
(c) En.
(d) Kay.

3. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?
(a) Why?
(b) How?
(c) Which?
(d) Who?

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

5. At the end of the poem "Life is Fine," the speaker decides that life is "fine as" (88) what?
(a) Wine.
(b) Swine.
(c) A sign.
(d) A lion.

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

7. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?
(a) A dash.
(b) A question mark.
(c) A period.
(d) A semicolon.

8. 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 for legal justice.
(c) The campaign against prejudice.
(d) The campaign for a better American government.

9. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) A watch.
(b) A washtub.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A set of tools.

10. What religious allusion does the poem "To Artina" include?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Allah.
(c) Moses.
(d) God.

11. In what setting does the beginning of the poem "Life is Fine" take place?
(a) At a lake.
(b) At a carnival.
(c) At a circus.
(d) At a river.

12. What literary device is NOT used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Personification.
(c) Interjection.
(d) Allusion.

13. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?
(a) The grim reaper.
(b) Yourself.
(c) The face of Jesus.
(d) Yesterday.

14. What is the main theme depicted within the poem entitled "Question and Answer"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Persecution.
(c) Trust.
(d) Grief.

15. Into how many pieces is the subject of the poem's heart broken in the poem entitled "Late Last Night"?
(a) 14.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the speaker of the poem "Midnight Raffle" invest in the raffle?

2. The speaker of the poem entitled "Advice" says that "birthing is" (97) what?

3. How many poems within the collection Vintage Hughes include stage directions regarding a particular element of the poem's performance?

4. A particular speaker within the poem entitled "Junior Addict" comments that "It's easier to get dope than it is to get a" (132) what?

5. What term is used to describe the people who bury the man at the center of the poem "Dead in There"?

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