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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem "Daybreak in Alabama" features a speaker who hopes to one day be what?
(a) An adult.
(b) A composer.
(c) Married.
(d) Respected.

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

3. What literary technique is used throughout the poem "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Irony.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

4. About what type of violence does the poem entitled "Who but the Lord" revolve?
(a) Police brutality.
(b) Domestic violence.
(c) Military operations.
(d) Schoolyard bullying.

5. Who is the speaker of the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?
(a) The landlord.
(b) The tenant's son.
(c) The tenant.
(d) The landlord's mother.

6. The poem "Lover's Return" is written from the point of view of what type of person?
(a) A shoeshine boy.
(b) A woman.
(c) A man.
(d) A sailor.

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

8. The "bitter river" (50) in the poem of the same name is said to "reflect no" (50) what?
(a) Justice.
(b) Stars.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Faces.

9. What two adjectives are part of the poem titled using two words prior to the title's final word, "freedom" (67)?
(a) Long laboring.
(b) Little old.
(c) Words like.
(d) Mighty sad.

10. The poem entitled "Freedom's Plow" repeats several times that it is better to die free than to what?
(a) Be thrown into jail.
(b) Lie incessantly.
(c) Live in the South.
(d) Live as a slave.

11. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?
(a) Roses and grass.
(b) Weather and roses.
(c) Sky and sand.
(d) Sun and rain.

12. In the poem entitled "Words Like Freedom," what other word in the poem is italicized, besides the word "freedom" (67)?
(a) Pride.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Solvency.
(d) Justice.

13. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?
(a) Africa.
(b) Poland.
(c) Cuba.
(d) China.

14. To what personality does the speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" NOT allude within the poem?
(a) W.E.B. DuBois.
(b) Muhammed Ali.
(c) Joe Louis.
(d) Marian Anderson.

15. What type of literary device is used throughout the poem entitled "Joy"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Onomatopeia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "the kid you hope will grow up" (73) what?

2. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?

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

4. How many rooms does the house have that is featured in the poem entitled "Madam and the Rent Man"?

5. What is written on the back of the letter featured within the poem entitled "Little Old Letter"?

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