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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What tool does John Henry hold in his hand within the poem entitled "Love"?
2. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
3. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
4. The second poem within Vintage Hughes focuses on the stories of whom?
5. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What question lies at the heart of the poem entitled "Ku Klux" and to whom is the question being asked?
2. How are sensory details incorporated into the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" and for what purpose?
3. In what way does the speaker of the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" want to commemorate the beauty of the titular subject?
4. In what way is the water motif depicted differently within the poem "The Bitter River" than in many other works within the Vintage Hughes collection?
5. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "I Dream a World"?
6. In what way are sensory details used within the poem entitled "Harlem Night Song"?
7. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?
8. With what countries does the speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" ally himself?
9. In the poem entitled "Widow Woman," how is the technique of hyperbole utilized?
10. How is irony used within the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the collection entitled Vintage Hughes and analyze Hughes's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss three different poems that utilize the first person point-of-view. What elements of these poems’ themes and messages lend themselves to the choice of a first-person speaker, and what are Hughes’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about the collection Vintage Hughes while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the collection.
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