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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
(a) A bookseller.
(b) A typist.
(c) A milliner.
(d) A nurse.

2. How much money does the speaker of the poem "Midnight Raffle" invest in the raffle?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) $1.
(d) 10 cents.

3. What type of business had the speaker of the poem "Madam's Past History" run for a while before moving on to a different business?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) A hair salon.
(d) A bookstore.

4. How many poems within the collection Vintage Hughes include stage directions regarding a particular element of the poem's performance?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What element is said to be useless to "one who will not live" (132) within the poem "Junior Addict"?

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

3. The poem with a title that includes the words "The Raid" (33) also includes what date?

4. The Black Panther in the poem of the same name is said to "wear no" (141) what?

5. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?

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