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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "The South" says at the end of the poem that he will soon seek the North, for he has heard it said that the North is what?
(a) A kinder mistress.
(b) A more intelligent host.
(c) A more welcoming host.
(d) A more scrupulous government.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" has stanzas that contain how many lines within each?

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

3. The poem entitled "A Black Pierrot" uses what literary device in crafting the first line of each stanza?

4. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?

5. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does the speaker of the poem entitled "October 16:The Raid" want the reader to take regarding John Brown?

2. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?

3. In what way does the speaker of the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" want to commemorate the beauty of the titular subject?

4. The poem entitled "I, Too" is a response to a poem by what famous American author?

5. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within the poem entitled "Mother to Son"?

6. In what way is the theme of racially-motivated brutality present within the poem entitled "The Bitter River"?

7. In the poem entitled "Widow Woman," how is the technique of hyperbole utilized?

8. In what way is the water motif depicted differently within the poem "The Bitter River" than in many other works within the Vintage Hughes collection?

9. Which two marginalized groups are focused upon within the poem "America"?

10. The poem "Madam and Her Madam" utilizes humor in what way?

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