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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 "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?
(a) The dragon section.
(b) The Jim Crow section.
(c) The children's section.
(d) The colored section.

2. 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?
(a) Common man.
(b) Worker.
(c) Human.
(d) Proletarian.

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

4. How much money does the subject of the poem "Brass Spittoons" make per day?
(a) $1.
(b) $2.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $3.

5. What is the main theme of the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Oppression.
(b) Violence.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Perseverance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?

2. To whom does the speaker of the poem "The Negro Mother" speak?

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

4. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" contains how many stanzas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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