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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 object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) A washtub.
(b) A set of tools.
(c) A watch.
(d) A wedding ring.
2. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?
(a) A period.
(b) A semicolon.
(c) A question mark.
(d) A dash.
3. What type of literary device is consistently featured throughout the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Diaspora.
(c) Personification.
(d) Hyperbole.
4. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?
(a) War.
(b) Rape.
(c) Racism.
(d) Drugs.
5. Who pawns the item within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) The speaker.
(b) The speaker's son.
(c) The speaker's mother.
(d) The speaker's ex-lover.
Short Answer Questions
1. What two objects does the personification of war use within the poem entitled "War"?
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?
3. About whom is the speaker of the poem "Silent One" speaking?
4. The poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?
5. The poem entitled "Final Call" suggests that Robin Hood should be called upon to "clinch" (133) what type of campaign?
Short Essay Questions
1. The poem entitled "Trumpet Player" uses what kind of metaphor to describe the qualities of music?
2. Discuss two examples of personification within the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk."
3. What is the most prominent literary device used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
4. Discuss the appearance of the theme of redemption within the poem entitled "Life is Fine."
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. For what purpose does Hughes invoke a large number of allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?
8. Discuss one humanist message put forth within the poem entitled "Junior Addict."
9. What does the speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" suggest as the solution for the addiction problem in the subject?
10. Describe Hughes's use of character foils within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter."
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