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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. What name does the census man within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" want to put down in place of the woman's middle initial?
(a) Ell.
(b) En.
(c) Em.
(d) Kay.

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

3. 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) Lose hope.
(b) Lie.
(c) Cry.
(d) Die.

4. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. From whose point of view is the poem "Late Last Night" told?
(a) From the point of view of God.
(b) From the jilted female lover's point of view.
(c) From an omniscient narrator's point of view.
(d) From the jilted male lover's point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the speaker of the poem "Midnight Raffle" invest in the raffle?

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

3. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?

4. What non-traditional element is included within the poem entitled "Cultural Exchange"?

5. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way could the poem "To Artina" be said to display a feminist message?

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

4. What is the main message of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration"?

5. Discuss the way in which the theme of appearance versus reality appears within the poem entitled "Dinner Guest: Me."

6. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "Advice"?

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

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

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

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