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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. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
3. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?
4. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?
5. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is repetition used within the poem entitled "Brass Spittoons"?
2. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within the poem entitled "Mother to Son"?
3. What question lies at the heart of the poem entitled "Ku Klux" and to whom is the question being asked?
4. What types of sensory details are featured within the poem entitled "Graduation," and for what purpose are these details included?
5. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "I Dream a World"?
6. 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?
7. In what way does the speaker of the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" want to commemorate the beauty of the titular subject?
8. What action does the speaker of the poem entitled "October 16:The Raid" want the reader to take regarding John Brown?
9. What is the main literary device Hughes uses within the poem entitled "Joy"?
10. In what way are the themes of brutality and oppression intertwined within the poem "Ku Klux"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of Mrs. Ellsworth’s character within the story entitled "The Blues I’m Playing"? Discuss the characterization methods used by Hughes in depicting Mrs. Ellsworth and include in your discussion the reasons that Hughes portrays Mrs. Ellsworth in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does the collection Vintage Hughes send about altruism and what themes does Hughes employ in order to send these messages to the reader?
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