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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 is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Clouds.

2. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Diaspora.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Alliteration.

3. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?
(a) A barber shop.
(b) A bar.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A barbecue stand.

4. What adjective is used to describe the place to which the Ku Klux Klan members take the speaker of the poem entitled "Ku Klux"?
(a) Dark.
(b) Bereft.
(c) Lonesome.
(d) Crowded.

5. What is the name of the fortune teller's lover in the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Dave.
(c) Michael.
(d) Wade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main theme of the poem entitled "Still Here"?

2. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?

3. The poem entitled "Love" describes the emotion of love as what kind of a wonder?

4. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?

5. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is irony used within the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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