This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Gwendolyn Brooks > Gwendolyn Brooks – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Caged bird:Why doesn't the free bird sing? A) He is too busy with the other things in life. B) The free bird does sing about his experiences too. C) He is not a talented singer like the caged bird. D) He has no reason to singe since he can experience anything he wants to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has no reason to singe since he can experience anything he wants to. 2. What were Gwendolyn's first two books about? A) What African American's wanted to know about. B) The African American Neighborhood Bronzville. C) A cartoon cat and mouse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The African American Neighborhood Bronzville. 3. Barbara is often ..... when she does not get her way. A) Obstinate. B) Casual. C) Extension. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obstinate. 4. What does power and or strength mean? A) Stamp. B) Lonely. C) Might. D) Spread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 5. Did Gwendolyn Brooks go to college? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. Which of the following awards did Gwendolyn Brooks win for her book 'Annie Allen'? A) Pulitzer Prize. B) Guggenheim Fellowship. C) Eunice Tietjens Prize. D) National Book Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulitzer Prize. 7. " ..... with the snake plant in the jardiniere in the southwest corner ..... " What does the word jardiniere most likely mean? A) Decorative flower box. B) A rocking chair. C) The ground. D) A porch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decorative flower box. 8. "Break a leg" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 9. What was the name of Gwendolyn Brooks' second husband? A) Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. B) Henry Lowington Blakely Sr. C) Robert Johnson. D) John Davis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Lowington Blakely Jr. 10. Vocabulary:His mother woke up early to start the ..... for the overn A) Flat. B) Casually. C) FIring. D) Extension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FIring. 11. What was the name of Gwendolyn Brooks' first published book of poetry? A) A Street in Bronzeville. B) Annie Allen. C) The Bean Eaters. D) In the Mecca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Street in Bronzeville. 12. She was not the first African american to win the Pulitzer Prize A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which word rhymes with brother? A) Mother. B) Me. C) Rough. D) Scolding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother. 14. Which word rhymes with away? A) Country. B) Too. C) Day. D) Doors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Day. 15. What does it mean to Emerge? A) To slowly come into view. B) To run and hide. C) To fade into a blur. D) To be seen dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To slowly come into view. 16. What were Gwendolyn's first poems about? A) Clouds, snow, sleet, and ice. B) Candy, gum, ice cream, and sushi. C) Snakes, snails, pails, and tails. D) Paper dolls, clocks, raindrops, and rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper dolls, clocks, raindrops, and rocks. 17. Brooks was inspired by works created during the Harlem Renaissance. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Who is Gwendolyn Brooks? A) An African American poet. B) An American screenwriter. C) An American folk musician and lyricist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An African American poet. 19. What did Gwendolyn's mom tell her she was going to become? A) A pilot. B) An astronaut. C) An engineer. D) A famous poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A famous poet. 20. In the poem "Pete At the Zoo", which words rhyme? (Pick 2) A) Dark and lonely. B) Stall and All. C) Elephant and Stamp. D) MIght and Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stall and All. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesGwendolyn Brooks Quiz 1Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz 2Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz 3Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz 4Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz 6Gwendolyn Brooks Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books