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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 "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?
(a) Good morning.
(b) Hello.
(c) Good evening.
(d) Bonsoir.

2. What type of funeral lies at the center of the poem entitled "Dead in There"?
(a) A morning funeral.
(b) A night funeral.
(c) An illegal funeral.
(d) A Catholic funeral.

3. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?
(a) War.
(b) Rape.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Racism.

4. The poem "Late Last Night" depicts the subject as he sits in what location while he cries over his lost love?
(a) On stairs.
(b) On a motorcycle.
(c) On his roof.
(d) In the bus station.

5. About whom is the speaker of the poem "Silent One" speaking?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem in the collection that focuses on Frederick Douglass has a title listing what years?

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

3. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?

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

5. From whose point of view is the poem "Late Last Night" told?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom is the poem entitled "Late Last Night" addressed?

2. What possibilities does Hughes imagine in relation to a "dream deferred" (108) in perhaps his most famous poem, entitled "Harlem [2]"?

3. The poem entitled "Trumpet Player" uses what kind of metaphor to describe the qualities of music?

4. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within the poem entitled "Kid in the Park"?

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

6. Discuss one humanist message put forth within the poem entitled "Junior Addict."

7. 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)?

8. In the poem that begins with three different interjections to do with "sorrow" and "pity" and "pain" (115), what type of eyes is terror said to have?

9. In what way is repetition utilized within the poem entitled "Song for Billie Holiday"?

10. Describe Hughes's use of character foils within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter."

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