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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. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) The railroad worker.
(b) The poor white person.
(c) The Native American.
(d) The immigrant.

2. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
(a) Nice.
(b) Strong.
(c) Willful.
(d) Proud.

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

4. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

5. The poem entitled "A Black Pierrot" uses what literary device in crafting the first line of each stanza?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Personification.
(c) Onomatopeia.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?

3. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?

4. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?

5. In the poem "Harlem Night Song," the speaker repeats that he wants the listener to perform what action with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the water motif included within the very first poem in the collection?

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

3. How are sensory details incorporated into the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" and for what purpose?

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

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

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

7. What is the main literary device Hughes uses within the poem entitled "Joy"?

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

9. To what element does Hughes compare the object of a drum in the poem entitled "Drum"?

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

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