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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 poem in the collection that focuses on Frederick Douglass has a title listing what years?
(a) 1817-1895.
(b) 1895-1965.
(c) 1901-1972.
(d) 1834-1876,

2. At the end of the poem "Without the Benefit of Declaration," the speaker tells the mother in the poem not to take what action?
(a) Die.
(b) Lose hope.
(c) Lie.
(d) Cry.

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" pleads with the sunrise to come quickly out of what location?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Africa.
(d) Zimbabwe.

4. The poem "Not What Was" uses what object as a metaphor for life?
(a) A birdhouse.
(b) A clock.
(c) A key.
(d) A rose.

5. The speaker of the poem "Preference" says that he "likes a woman" (95) how many years older than himself?
(a) 8 or 10.
(b) 12 or 14.
(c) 6, 8, or 10.
(d) 6 or 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is spelled out at the end of the poem entitled "Dream Boogie"?

2. Besides English, what other language is included within the poem entitled "Final Call"?

3. What is the middle initial of the woman at the center of the poem "Madam and the Census Man"?

4. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?

5. What two objects does the personification of war use within the poem entitled "War"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the appearance of the theme of redemption within the poem entitled "Life is Fine."

2. For what purpose does Hughes invoke a large number of allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?

3. What state is being described within the poem that contains as its first three lines the words, "Oh, what sorrow!/Oh, what pity!/Oh, what pain" (115)?

4. What is the setting of the poem entitled "Projection"?

5. For what purpose does Hughes use allusion within the poem entitled "Projection"?

6. In what way does the poem entitled Madam and the Census Man" display the theme of pride in identity?

7. What is the most prominent literary device used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?

8. In what way is the theme of collectivism present within the poem entitled "To You"?

9. Characterize the two speakers within the poem entitled "Question and Answer."

10. What does the speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" suggest as the solution for the addiction problem in the subject?

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