View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of crop is being harvested in the poem entitled "Share-Croppers"?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Blueberries.

2. What is the main metaphor running through the narrative of the poem "Mother to Son"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Stairs.

3. For what reason does the speaker of the poem "Madam and the Rent Man" refuse to pay rent?
(a) She has already paid rent for the month.
(b) Her husband has already paid the rent for the month.
(c) The house is in disrepair.
(d) The landlord has forgiven her rent for the month.

4. The speaker of the poem entitled "The South" says that the South smells of what scent?
(a) Magnolias.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Clean laundry.

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

6. What are the four stanza titles within the poem "A House in Taos"?
(a) Rain, hail, moon, and wind.
(b) Rain, snow, moon, and wind.
(c) Rain, sun, moon, and wind.
(d) Rain, sleet, moon, and wind.

7. The speaker of the poem entitled "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" uses a simile to state that what object of his has "grown deep like the rivers" (3)?
(a) His aura.
(b) His mind.
(c) His soul.
(d) His passion.

8. What is NOT a type of textual inclusion used within the lengthy poem entitled "Let America Be America Again"?
(a) Italics.
(b) Semicolons.
(c) Exclamation points.
(d) Parentheses.

9. What advice does the gypsy give to the speaker of the poem entitled "Bad Luck Card"?
(a) To place a knife underneath his bed.
(b) To commit suicide.
(c) To find a lover.
(d) To pray.

10. What term does Hughes use to describe the Mexican Market Woman in the first line of the poem of the same title?
(a) Queen.
(b) Seer.
(c) Crone.
(d) Hag.

11. The speaker of the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution" suggests that the different countries named in the poem join together to sign what collective name?
(a) Worker.
(b) Common man.
(c) Human.
(d) Proletarian.

12. How old were the two boys to whom the poem "The Bitter River" is dedicated?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

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

15. The poem entitled "Heaven" puts forth the proposition that heaven is the place where what emotion is "everywhere" (48)?
(a) Satisfaction.
(b) Calm.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is NOT mentioned within the poem entitled "Good Morning Revolution"?

2. In what position is the subject of the poem "Troubled Woman"?

3. The poem entitled "Snail" states that the snail knows two things. What are they?

4. What type of technique or device is used in the poem entitled "Comment on War"?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 519 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample