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

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) Proletarian.
(b) Worker.
(c) Common man.
(d) Human.

3. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Justice.
(c) Pride.
(d) Solvency.

4. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?
(a) Little old.
(b) Long laboring.
(c) Words like.
(d) Mighty sad.

5. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Corn.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Blueberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?

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

3. What is the name of the fortune teller's lover in the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?

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

5. The poem "Troubled Woman" likens the subject to a flower in what season?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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