View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Fame.
(c) Money.
(d) New York City.

2. How does the speaker specifically describe the tulips in "Garden"?
(a) As looking dopey with their big "heads."
(b) As peaceful and calm.
(c) As on their knees.
(d) As boring without many leaves.

3. What is "Prayer Meeting" an example of?
(a) Speaking in tongues.
(b) A vignette.
(c) Old English.
(d) Iambic pentameter.

4. Which continent features most prominently in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) Asia.
(b) Europe.
(c) South America.
(d) Africa.

5. When does the musician finally stop playing in "The Weary Blues"?
(a) When the bar closes.
(b) When he collapses.
(c) When daybreak comes.
(d) When the church service is over.

6. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?
(a) His mother.
(b) His dream.
(c) His father.
(d) His wallet.

7. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?
(a) Thier bioluminescent spheres.
(b) The sounds of their crashes.
(c) Their silver shanks.
(d) An eerie silence.

8. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Milk.
(c) Snow.
(d) Flowers.

9. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," where does the speaker say he has been over time?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Euphrates.

10. What asked the speaker for a kiss in "Suicide's Note"?
(a) The river.
(b) A beautiful man.
(c) An ugly woman.
(d) A frog.

11. What did the speaker's lover do in "Late Last Night" that caused his/her heart to break?
(a) Died.
(b) Had an affair.
(c) Look at him/her cross-eyed.
(d) Lost all their money gambling.

12. What supernatural figure appears in the poem "Sunday Morning Prophecy"?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Devils.
(c) Wizards.
(d) Fairies.

13. How are the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" organized?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) By publication date.
(c) Randomly.
(d) By thematic section.

14. In the poem "Feet o' Jesus," what does the author want to happen at Jesus's feet?
(a) God to give him riches.
(b) His wife to say yes to his marriage proposal.
(c) God to show mercy.
(d) His crops to sprout.

15. What did Hattie want Hammond to buy when he was out?
(a) Wine.
(b) Bread.
(c) Butter.
(d) Sugar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What women are surrounding the speaker in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

2. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?

3. What is curved beneath Big Boy's arm in "Catch"?

4. What is Joy driving in "Joy"?

5. How does the speaker describe the plants in "Garden"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 484 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample