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

2. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Wind.
(b) Snow.
(c) Hail.
(d) Sun.

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

4. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?
(a) Smile.
(b) River.
(c) Ocean.
(d) Suit of armor.

5. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?
(a) Police brutality.
(b) Military operations.
(c) Domestic violence.
(d) Schoolyard bullying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?

2. The poem "Lover's Return" is written from the point of view of what type of person?

3. What is written on the back of the letter featured within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?

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

5. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question lies at the heart of the poem entitled "Ku Klux" and to whom is the question being asked?

2. In what way is repetition used within the poem entitled "Brass Spittoons"?

3. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "I Dream a World"?

4. In what way is irony utilized within the poem entitled "The South"?

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

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

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

8. In what way is the theme of peace depicted in the poem called "Death of an Old Seaman"?

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

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

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