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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dream Dust” - “Same in Blues”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?
(a) Dizzy Gillespie.
(b) Sammy Davis.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Jackie Mabley.

2. In the poem "Midnight Dancer," Hughes uses what object to act as a simile involving breasts?
(a) Pillows.
(b) Aquamarines.
(c) Cups of black coffee.
(d) Clouds.

3. Which of the following voices is NOT represented within the poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) The railroad worker.
(b) The Native American.
(c) The poor white person.
(d) The immigrant.

4. What is NOT a theme depicted in the poem entitled "Freedom's Plow"?
(a) Community.
(b) Deception.
(c) American innovation.
(d) Freedom.

5. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?
(a) The dragon section.
(b) The colored section.
(c) The Jim Crow section.
(d) The children's section.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" relies upon which literary device throughout the entirety of the poem?

2. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?

3. The speaker in the poem entitled "Life is Fine" takes the elevator up how many floors while he is considering suicide?

4. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?

5. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?

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