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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 mother character in the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" receives what object in lieu of her son?
(a) A medal.
(b) A needle.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A photograph.

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

3. What state is focused upon within the poem that contains as its first three lines, "Oh, what sorrow!/Oh, what pity!/O, what pain" (115)?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Missouri.

4. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?
(a) To the reader.
(b) To the speaker's lost lover.
(c) To God.
(d) To the god of love.

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 male lover's point of view.
(c) From an omniscient narrator's point of view.
(d) From the jilted female 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 non-traditional element is included within the poem entitled "Cultural Exchange"?

3. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss two examples of personification within the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk."

6. 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?

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

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

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

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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