This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 31 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Roger thought Mrs. Jones would ..... him when she first brought him home. A) Poison. B) Kidnap. C) Beat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 2. The author choice of third person limited narrator helps the reader- A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 3. What did the speaker want to find with his dark hands? A) The wall. B) The shadow. C) The light of the dream. D) The darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The light of the dream. 4. What is a synonym for "ashamed" ? A) Deeply embarrassed. B) Excited. C) Hopeful. D) Old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deeply embarrassed. 5. 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 A) Discrimination. B) Repetition. C) Rhythm. D) Identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identity. 6. Where does the poem 'Berry' by Langston Hughes take place? A) In a library. B) On a spaceship. C) In a chocolate factory. D) In a berry field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a berry field. 7. The stairs in "Mother to Son" have all of the following flaws except ..... A) Torn up boards. B) Cracks. C) Tacks. D) Splinters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cracks. 8. What does the speaker know about the walls? A) They will have to go. B) They are oppressive. C) They are dark. D) They are silly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will have to go. 9. How is the speaker affected when he is asked to eat in the kitchen? A) The speaker is embarrassed that he is asked to eat in the kitchen. B) The speaker is angered by the unfair treatment he receives. C) The speaker is confident that things will change for the better. D) The speaker is confused about the discrimination heexperiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker is confident that things will change for the better. 10. 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? A) Says-what the character says. B) Thoughts-What the character thinks. C) Looks-The characters appearance. D) Effect on others-how other characters react to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looks-The characters appearance. 11. What is unusual about Mrs. Jones's behavior in this story? She ..... A) Gives Roger money. B) Invites Roger to visit her again. C) Asks Roger for help. D) Sends Roger to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gives Roger money. 12. In both the movie version and the short story fiction version the boy was ..... A) 10 or 12 years old. B) 18 or 19 years old. C) 13 years old. D) 14 or 15 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14 or 15 years old. 13. 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. A) Accosted. B) Doubted. C) Elicited. D) Implied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elicited. 14. The poem begins with a college instructor's assignment for students to ..... A) Go home and write a page about themselves. B) Enroll in another English course. C) Challenge themselves with a 10-page reflection. D) Write about the ways the students and instructor are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go home and write a page about themselves. 15. What does the phrase "hold fast" mean in the poem, "Dreams" ? A) Run from. B) Try to. C) Hang on to. D) Forget tags6.5.e. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hang on to. 16. 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. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. 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 A) Definition 1. B) Definition 2. C) Definition 3. D) Definition 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Definition 2. 18. In "Words Like Freedom, " which two feelings are expressed? A) Courage and wonder. B) Happiness and pride. C) Sadness and frustration. D) Joy and sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joy and sadness. 19. In "The Dream Keeper, " which line best expresses a feeling of safety? A) "Bring me all of your dreams". B) "You dreamers". C) "In a blue cloud-cloth". D) "Of the world". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "In a blue cloud-cloth". 20. Where did Langston Hughes grow up? A) Texas. B) Oklahoma. C) Kansas. D) Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kansas. ← 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