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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Time of Silver Rain" - "Fulfillment".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?
(a) No one will be oppressed.
(b) No one will be taken for granted.
(c) No one will be hungry.
(d) No one will be cold.

2. What is NOT a type of weather featured in the poem entitled "Still Here"?
(a) Hail.
(b) Wind.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sun.

3. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?
(a) Willful.
(b) Proud.
(c) Nice.
(d) Strong.

4. The poem entitled "A Black Pierrot" uses what literary device in crafting the first line of each stanza?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Onomatopeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

5. The final line of the poem "Afro-American Fragment" uses what adjective to describe the face of Africa?
(a) Wide.
(b) Noble.
(c) Wise.
(d) Dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second business that the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" had tried to run?

2. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?

3. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?

4. What is the middle initial of the speaker in the poem "Madam's Past History"?

5. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?

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