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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The daughter within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter" is on her way to see whom?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

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

3. What non-traditional element is included within the poem entitled "Cultural Exchange"?
(a) Stage directions regarding lighting.
(b) Stage directions regarding casting.
(c) Stage directions regarding audience placement.
(d) Stage directions regarding the playing of music.

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

5. On what side does the speaker of "Midnight Raffle" say his bread is buttered by the end of the poem?
(a) The right side.
(b) The wrong side.
(c) Both sides.
(d) Neither side.

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" states that he will "make a crown" (95) using what materials?

2. The poem entitled "To Be Somebody" has a final stanza suggests that "There's always room" (92) in what location?

3. What name does the census man within the poem "Madam and the Census Man" want to put down in place of the woman's middle initial?

4. What types of trees are featured in the ending of the poem entitled "Birmingham Sunday"?

5. In what setting does the beginning of the poem "Life is Fine" take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what purpose does Hughes invoke a large number of allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?

2. Discuss the appearance of the theme of redemption within the poem entitled "Life is Fine."

3. In what way does the poem entitled Madam and the Census Man" display the theme of pride in identity?

4. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "Advice"?

5. What possibilities does Hughes imagine in relation to a "dream deferred" (108) in perhaps his most famous poem, entitled "Harlem [2]"?

6. Describe Hughes's use of character foils within the poem entitled "Mama and Daughter."

7. What is the setting of the poem entitled "Projection"?

8. What is the main message of the poem entitled "Without Benefit of Declaration"?

9. The poem entitled "Trumpet Player" uses what kind of metaphor to describe the qualities of music?

10. To whom is the poem entitled "Late Last Night" addressed?

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