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1. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

A dream

2. "What happens to a dream ___________?"

deferred

3. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

Langston Hughes

4. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"

a raisin in the sun

5. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"

like a sore

6. "Does it stink like _________________?"

rotten meat

7. "Or crust over like ____________________?"

syrupy sweet

8. "Maybe it just _____________ like a heavy load."

sags

9. "Or does it _____________?"

explode

10. Who is the author of this book?

Gloria Naylor

11. What is one of the literary elements that the author uses throughout the book?

Poetry

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