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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV: Land and Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Catch," what is Big Boy carrying on his shoulders?
(a) His son.
(b) The weight of the world.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A basket of wheat.

2. What is Big Boy going to do with the object on his shoulders in "Catch"?
(a) Sell it at the market.
(b) Drop him off at school.
(c) Leave it at God's doorstep.
(d) Marry her.

3. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?
(a) A family.
(b) Jesus himself.
(c) An old black woman.
(d) A homeless man asking for help.

4. Who selected the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) His mom.
(b) His wife.
(c) Langston Hughes himself.
(d) His editor.

5. Which of the following does the speaker NOT claim to have been in "Negro"?
(a) A singer.
(b) A worker.
(c) A slave.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hughes known as being the originator of?

2. Which continent features most prominently in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

3. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?

4. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?

5. Where did the speaker in "Late Last Night" sit and cry?

(see the answer key)

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