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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. What event occurred to stop the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" from running her first business?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Depression.
(c) World War I.
(d) Prohibition.

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

3. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) Parentheses.
(b) Semicolons.
(c) Exclamation points.
(d) Italics.

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

5. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Future America.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her nieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?

2. The titular character in the poem entitled "Ruby Brown" leaves her job as a maid to take what other position?

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

4. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?

5. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what countries does the speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" ally himself?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. In what way are the themes of brutality and oppression intertwined within the poem "Ku Klux"?

7. In what way are sensory details used within the poem entitled "Harlem Night Song"?

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

9. What types of sensory details are featured within the poem entitled "Graduation," and for what purpose are these details included?

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

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