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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main theme depicted within the poem entitled "Question and Answer"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Trust.
(c) Persecution.
(d) Hope.

2. What is the third word in the poem titled with the words "Where?" and "Which?" in its title as well?
(a) Who?
(b) Why?
(c) How?
(d) Which?

3. The speaker of the poem "Final Curve" declares that "When you turn the corner and run into" (91) what, then you know you have run out of corners to turn?
(a) The grim reaper.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) Yourself.
(d) The face of Jesus.

4. What type of literary device is used consistently within the first three lines of the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Interjection.
(d) Understatement.

5. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?
(a) Joyful.
(b) From Harlem.
(c) Brown.
(d) Sweet.

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

7. The speaker of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" rails against what element of society?
(a) Racism.
(b) War.
(c) Rape.
(d) Drugs.

8. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
(a) A washtub.
(b) A watch.
(c) A set of tools.
(d) A wedding ring.

9. What is the first allusion included within the poem "Final Call"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Robespierre.
(d) The Pied Piper.

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

11. The speaker of the poem "Advice" gives the opinion that people should try to do what during their lives?
(a) Pursue a dream.
(b) Get a little loving.
(c) Perform an act that brings satisfaction.
(d) Get some money.

12. What type of funeral lies at the center of the poem entitled "Dead in There"?
(a) An illegal funeral.
(b) A night funeral.
(c) A morning funeral.
(d) A Catholic funeral.

13. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

14. About which religious figure is the poem entitled "Encounter"?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) Moses.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Noah.

15. The mother character in the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration" receives what object in lieu of her son?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A medal.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A needle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used to describe the people who bury the man at the center of the poem "Dead in There"?

2. The speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" pleads with the sunrise to come quickly out of what location?

3. The poem in the collection that focuses on Frederick Douglass has a title listing what years?

4. The subject of the poem entitled "Kid in the Park" is described as what metaphorical punctuation mark at the start of the poem?

5. The speaker of the poem "Preference" says that he "likes a woman" (95) how many years older than himself?

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