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Langston Hughes Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. Langston Hughes was born on
2. "Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" Is an example of which figure of speech?
3. When did Langston start writing poetry?
4. An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, acting.
5. What was his red-haired monkey named?
6. In "Thank You, Ma'am, " what theme is the author, Langston Hughes, exploring?
7. Robert Frost recited the poem ..... at the Presidential inauguration by memory.
8. What is an appropriate synonym for "crystal" as it is used in the sentence, "And life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
9. This word means ..... a small, thin, sharp fragment of either wood or metal.
10. What street became the entertainment center of Harlem?
11. Which word means:to beg
12. What does the crystal stair symbolize in Langston Hughes' poem 'Mother to Son'?
13. Read carefully the following sentence. Then select the best answer. What continent Langston is?
14. "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor" has ..... with readers for 100 years.
15. Who had a great influence on Langston by teaching him about his ancestry through oral tradition and storytelling?
16. In "The Dream Keeper, " what will the speaker most likely do with the dreams given to him?
17. Which line in "Words Like Freedom" suggests the speaker has experienced hardships?
18. Choose which figure of speech appears in this sentence:The raindrops danced and jumped on the window.
19. How does the reader know which line the poet feels most strongly about in "Harlem?"
20. What talent do Jacqueline and her family discover in her very shy, quiet, and reserved brother Hope, a talent which is a also a form of communication like Jackie's writing?
21. When he considers the assignment, the speaker asks himself, ..... to convey who he is on just one page.
22. The characters names were .....
23. In 2010, Obama signed what act into law?
24. The main message of Hughes's poem, "Dream Variations" is this statement.
25. 4) Which characteristic can be found in this poem?
26. In "Will V-Day Be Me-Day Too?" , Langston refers to what war?
27. Roger thought Mrs. Jones would ..... him when she first brought him home.
28. The author choice of third person limited narrator helps the reader-
29. What did the speaker want to find with his dark hands?
30. What is a synonym for "ashamed" ?
31. Condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing
32. Where does the poem 'Berry' by Langston Hughes take place?
33. The stairs in "Mother to Son" have all of the following flaws except .....
34. What does the speaker know about the walls?
35. How is the speaker affected when he is asked to eat in the kitchen?
36. Read the following passage from the story: "He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans." Of which method of characterization is this passage an example?
37. What is unusual about Mrs. Jones's behavior in this story? She .....
38. In both the movie version and the short story fiction version the boy was .....
39. The Harlem Renaissance was "an exciting period of growth in African American music, art, and writing" and Hughes' creativity was ..... by the vibrancy of African American culture.
40. The poem begins with a college instructor's assignment for students to .....
41. What does the phrase "hold fast" mean in the poem, "Dreams" ?
42. Read carefully the following sentence. Then select TRUE or FALSE accordingly. Langston is known as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century.
43. Which definition of fast is used in the first line of the poem?fast (fast) adv.1) with speed; quickly2) in a firm and secure manner; tightly3) ahead of the present time4) in a wild or reckless fashion
44. In "Words Like Freedom, " which two feelings are expressed?
45. In "The Dream Keeper, " which line best expresses a feeling of safety?
46. Where did Langston Hughes grow up?
47. Over the years, people had ..... a bare path from the village to the lake.
48. Opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction."We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." -Martin Luther King, Jr., speech at St. Louis, 1964
49. Which of the following best describes the mood of the story?
50. The reader can infer that Ms. Jones is motherly because
51. How does the poet feel about the subject of the poem?
52. In the short story version, where did this story take place (the setting)
53. Which of the following is an example of imagery in Langston Hughes' poetry?
54. Why is Roger afraid when he first gets to Mrs. Jones' home?
55. Which of the following lines is an example of imagery focusing on the sense of smell?
56. Poetry that imitates jazz like rhymes and improvisation
57. How does the speaker compare himself or herself to rivers in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" ?
58. What is Hughes full name?
59. When did Rodger try to steal Mrs.Jones's bag?
60. Life is compared with .....
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