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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 kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
2. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
3. The poem "I, Too" is a response to a poem by which famous American poet?
4. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?
5. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the poem entitled "Widow Woman," how is the technique of hyperbole utilized?
2. In what way are sensory details used within the poem entitled "Harlem Night Song"?
3. To what element does Hughes compare the object of a drum in the poem entitled "Drum"?
4. The poem entitled "I, Too" is a response to a poem by what famous American author?
5. In what way is the theme of peace depicted in the poem called "Death of an Old Seaman"?
6. With what countries does the speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" ally himself?
7. The poem "Madam and Her Madam" utilizes humor in what way?
8. How is irony used within the poem entitled "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
9. What action does the speaker of the poem entitled "October 16:The Raid" want the reader to take regarding John Brown?
10. What question lies at the heart of the poem entitled "Ku Klux" and to whom is the question being asked?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Trace the characterization arc of Cora’s character throughout the story "Cora Unashamed." Discuss whether Cora is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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