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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What literary device is NOT used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
2. What is the final word included in the poem entitled "Un-American Investigators"?
3. What musician is NOT alluded to within the poem entitled "Projection"?
4. What types of trees are featured in the ending of the poem entitled "Birmingham Sunday"?
5. To whom is the poem "Late Last Night" addressed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Existential viewpoint of the poem entitled "Advice"?
2. What state is being described within the poem that contains as its first three lines the words, "Oh, what sorrow!/Oh, what pity!/Oh, what pain" (115)?
3. In what way is the theme of isolation depicted within the poem entitled "Kid in the Park"?
4. For what purpose does Hughes use allusion within the poem entitled "Projection"?
5. Discuss one humanist message put forth within the poem entitled "Junior Addict."
6. In what way is repetition utilized within the poem entitled "Song for Billie Holiday"?
7. What is the setting of the poem entitled "Projection"?
8. Characterize the two speakers within the poem entitled "Question and Answer."
9. What is the most prominent literary device used within the poem entitled "To Be Somebody"?
10. The poem entitled "Trumpet Player" uses what kind of metaphor to describe the qualities of music?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the collection entitled Vintage Hughes and analyze Hughes's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Hughes's messages about guilt and responsibility within the collection Vintage Hughes. Focus especially on events such as Cora’s inability to save Jessie from her hateful and reputation-obsessed mother.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Cora’s character throughout the story "Cora Unashamed." Discuss whether Cora is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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