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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 poem "Dream Boogie" includes what salutation at its beginning?
(a) Bonsoir.
(b) Hello.
(c) Good morning.
(d) Good evening.
2. How many poems within the collection Vintage Hughes include stage directions regarding a particular element of the poem's performance?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.
3. In the poem "To Be Somebody," what object does the "little boy" (92) dream of?
(a) A baseball glove.
(b) A boxing glove.
(c) A dog.
(d) A trumpet.
4. Into how many pieces is the subject of the poem's heart broken in the poem entitled "Late Last Night"?
(a) 14.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2.
(d) 16.
5. How many times does the speaker of "Final Call" invoke the word "Come!" (134) in the poem's final stanza?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the middle initial of the woman at the center of the poem "Madam and the Census Man"?
2. The speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" pleads with the sunrise to come quickly out of what location?
3. What type of literary device is consistently featured throughout the poem entitled "Georgia Dusk"?
4. At the end of the poem "Without the Benefit of Declaration," the speaker tells the mother in the poem not to take what action?
5. What object is pawned within the poem entitled "Could Be"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "Advice"?
2. What is the most prominent literary device used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
3. Discuss one humanist message put forth within the poem entitled "Junior Addict."
4. For what purpose does Hughes invoke a large number of allusions within the poem entitled "Final Call"?
5. In what way does the poem entitled Madam and the Census Man" display the theme of pride in identity?
6. What does the speaker of the poem entitled "Junior Addict" suggest as the solution for the addiction problem in the subject?
7. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within the poem entitled "Kid in the Park"?
8. What possibilities does Hughes imagine in relation to a "dream deferred" (108) in perhaps his most famous poem, entitled "Harlem [2]"?
9. In what way is repetition utilized within the poem entitled "Song for Billie Holiday"?
10. Discuss the appearance of the theme of redemption within the poem entitled "Life is Fine."
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