This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The mother tells her son A) To be more carefree. B) To make more money. C) To not fall in love. D) Not to give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to give up. 2. The speaker of "Harlem" offers several possible answers to his first question in line 1: "What happens to a dream deferred?" Which statement below best captures the answer he believes in most? A) A dream that is not pursued has potentially violent consequences. B) A dream that is not pursued makes you empty inside. C) A dream that is not pursued makes you even more motivated. D) A dream that is not pursued eventually fades away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dream that is not pursued eventually fades away. 3. What does the poem 'Harlem' suggest happens to a dream deferred? A) It evaporates. B) It implodes. C) It withers. D) It explodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It explodes. 4. Which of the following lines of poetry shows alliteration? A) Hold fast to dreams. B) Or does it explode?. C) That cannot fly. D) Like a syrupy sweet?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Like a syrupy sweet?. 5. What is the poem 'Dreams Deferred' about? A) The consequences of a deferred dream. B) The disappointment of a deferred dream. C) The optimism of a deferred dream. D) The potential of a deferred dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The consequences of a deferred dream. 6. What happens when Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones's purse in Thank You, M'am" ? A) He changes his mind because he knows stealing is wrong. B) He changes his mind because he is frightened by her large size. C) The purse is so heavy that he loses his balance and falls. D) He runs away but is caught by another person and brought back to Mrs. Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The purse is so heavy that he loses his balance and falls. 7. The tone of "I Hear America Singing" is best described as ..... A) Hopeful. B) Sappy. C) Defeated. D) Frusterated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hopeful. 8. The church is A) Hot and full of people. B) Cool and full of people. C) Hot and with few people. D) Cool and with few people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and full of people. 9. A miscellany is a A) Sense of individuality. B) Goal that is reached. C) Mixture of various things. D) Plan for advancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixture of various things. 10. Why does young Langston wait so long before getting up to be saved? A) He wants to get revenge against his aunt for making him go to church. B) He is terrified of the preacher. C) He is afraid that God will strike him dead. D) He wants to see Jesus, and he is waiting for Jesus to appear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wants to see Jesus, and he is waiting for Jesus to appear. 11. In one of his poems on this video, it states, "Does it dry up like a raisin, " in the what? A) Moon. B) Sun. C) Stars. D) Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 12. What do these lines show about Roger? "Ain't you got nobody to tell you to wash your face?" "No'm, " said the boy. A) He is shy. B) He has a good sense of humor. C) He has trouble telling the truth. D) He is neglected at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is neglected at home. 13. Which is NOT a possible meaning of Hughes' use of the word passing? A) Manipulation of societal norms to excel. B) The transitory exchange of a mother and son. C) Life is happening quickly as he ignores his mother. D) The intentional death of a person's self-identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The transitory exchange of a mother and son. 14. Both of the poems use repetition, imagery, alliteration, metaphor, and rhyme scheme to convey a similar main idea. The biggest difference between the two is A) The mood. B) The tone. C) The mood and the tone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mood and the tone. 15. The author of Thank You, M'am calls Mrs. Jones "a large woman." What might large apply to besides her size? A) Her large amount of money. B) Her large heart. C) Her large number of friends. D) Her large temper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her large heart. 16. What did the author do while waiting for Jesus? A) Cried. B) Prayed. C) Sang. D) Sat calmly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sat calmly. 17. In the poem, the speaker speaks directly to A) Freedom seekers. B) Other dreamers. C) The soul. D) The troubled world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Other dreamers. 18. How does the structure the poet uses add meaning to the text? A) The similes allow the reader to picture the effect of each action. B) The metaphors reveal the outcome of postponing one's desires. C) The questions lead the reader to consider the effects of postponing one's dreams/desires. D) The rhetorical questions lead the reader to imagine the outcome for each action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The questions lead the reader to consider the effects of postponing one's dreams/desires. 19. What is most likely the reason Langston Hughes titled this story "Thank You, Ma'am" ? A) It is the last thing said in the story. B) Mrs. Jones demands Roger's appreciation. C) To show how Roger's view of Mrs. Jones had changed. D) There is no meaning behind a story's title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show how Roger's view of Mrs. Jones had changed. 20. Why would Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones want to help the boy? A) She loved children, puppies, and kittens. B) She thought that he was homeless. C) She identified with him because she was in similar situations when she was younger. D) She wanted to help everyone she met. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She identified with him because she was in similar situations when she was younger. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesLangston Hughes Quiz 1Langston Hughes Quiz 2Langston Hughes Quiz 3Langston Hughes Quiz 4Langston Hughes Quiz 5Langston Hughes Quiz 6Langston Hughes Quiz 7Langston Hughes Quiz 8Langston Hughes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books