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

2. The poem entitled "Love" describes the emotion of love as what kind of a wonder?
(a) Wild.
(b) Sly.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Mysterious.

3. From what object were the two boys hung to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A lamp post.
(c) A tree.
(d) A flag pole.

4. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little girl" (92) dream of?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A piano.
(c) An art easel.
(d) A trumpet.

5. The woman within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" tells the census man not to write down what title on the census form?
(a) Mr.
(b) Mrs.
(c) Miss.
(d) Mssr.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that soon all but which of the following will be true?

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

3. Mary Lulu Jackson is the subject of which poem?

4. In the poem "I Dream a World," to what object does the speaker compare joy by using a simile?

5. The poem entitled "Share-Croppers" contains how many stanzas?

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