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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the song for in "Genius Child"?
(a) The genius child himself.
(b) The average child.
(c) A former professor of the speaker.
(d) A student.
2. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Loudly.
(c) Scared.
(d) Naked.
3. What color does the speaker in "Wake" tell his mourners to wear?
(a) White.
(b) Pink
(c) Black.
(d) Red.
4. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?
(a) Snow.
(b) Milk.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Cotton.
5. What does the title "Litany" refer to?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) A city in Africa.
(c) A city in the South.
(d) A prayer.
6. 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.
7. In the poem "Feet o' Jesus," what does the author want to happen at Jesus's feet?
(a) His wife to say yes to his marriage proposal.
(b) His crops to sprout.
(c) God to give him riches.
(d) God to show mercy.
8. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?
(a) The cadence of classical music.
(b) The cadence of a blues song.
(c) The cadence of a sermon.
(d) The cadence of rap music.
9. What supernatural figure appears in the poem "Sunday Morning Prophecy"?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Devils.
(d) Wizards.
10. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?
(a) Than the gardener had tomatoes.
(b) Than the president had votes.
(c) Than Pharoah had wives.
(d) Than the forest had trees.
11. How does the speaker specifically describe the tulips in "Garden"?
(a) As boring without many leaves.
(b) As peaceful and calm.
(c) As looking dopey with their big "heads."
(d) As on their knees.
12. What is all that a snail knows in "Snail"?
(a) The bottom of people's shoes.
(b) Shell and no shell.
(c) Sunrise and sunset.
(d) Weather and rose.
13. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Rocks.
(c) The firm roots of trees.
(d) The rising shaft of mountains.
14. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?
(a) In the collection basket.
(b) In their own homes.
(c) In their communities.
(d) From their kitchens.
15. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?
(a) His father.
(b) His dream.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His mother.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which two countries are mentioned in "Seascape"?
2. When did Langston Hughes live?
3. Where does the speaker think the distance is between "here and there" in the poem "Border Line"?
4. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?
5. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?
This section contains 464 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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