This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The mother's tone is best described as ..... A) Harsh. B) Fearful. C) Kind and firm. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kind and firm. 2. What is the narrative perspective of this story? A) First-person. B) Second-person. C) Third-person omniscient. D) Third-person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-person omniscient. 3. 3) Which definition of FAST is used in the first line of the poem?fast adv. 1) with speed, quickly 2) in a firm and secure manner, tightly 3) ahead of the present time 4) 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. 4. At first, how did Mrs.Jones react? A) She called the police. B) She screamed for help. C) She invited Rodger into her home. D) She kicked Rodger and dragged him to her home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She kicked Rodger and dragged him to her home. 5. Which type of figurative language is represented in the following line: "Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?" A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 6. Choose which figure of speech appears in this sentence:The new pillows were like fluffy white marshmallows. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. What does the phrase "hold fast" mean in the poem? A) Run from. B) Try to. C) Hang on to. D) Forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hang on to. 8. In which line do you know the speaker feels proud? A) "And be ashamed". B) "Eat in the kitchen". C) "They'll see how beautiful I am". D) "Say to me". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "They'll see how beautiful I am". 9. Which literary device is most prominently used in the line "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" ? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. The words the characters speak are called ..... A) Dialogue. B) Speech. C) Talking. D) Conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 11. The line "like a syrupy sweet?" from the poem "Dream Deferred" is an example of ..... A) Conclusion. B) Alliteration. C) Irony. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 12. What does symbolism refer to in Langston Hughes' poetry? A) The use of vivid and descriptive language in the poetry. B) The use of rhyme and meter in the poetry. C) The use of humor and satire in the poetry. D) The use of objects, images, or actions that represent deeper meanings or ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of objects, images, or actions that represent deeper meanings or ideas. 13. Who was one of Langston's famous college classmates? A) Rosa Parks. B) Malcolm X. C) Thurgood Marshall. D) Countee Cullen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thurgood Marshall. 14. What is the title of the poem we read today? A) My People. B) Growing Together. C) Friends Forever. D) Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My People. 15. In the poem titled, "Irish Wake" from the Sea Charm section of our LH book, the poem is about ..... A) Darkness and sadness at night, but happiness coming in the morning. B) Irish people partying. C) Irish men at war. D) French funerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Darkness and sadness at night, but happiness coming in the morning. 16. What did the author's aunt think was the reason for his crying? A) The Holy Ghost had come into his life. B) He had seen Jesus. C) He was scared of the dark. D) He was in pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Holy Ghost had come into his life. 17. Robert Frost's mother and grandfather were A) Librarians. B) Doctors. C) Farmers. D) Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teachers. 18. What was the term used that means the area is losing local color and becoming increasingly middle-class in tastes? A) Reunification. B) Gentrification. C) Destabilization. D) Acclimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gentrification. 19. In one of his poems on this video, it states, "My soul has grown deep, " like what? A) The opening of a reservoir. B) Ocean waves. C) The depth of the sea. D) The rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rivers. 20. What is pigmentation? A) Coloring. B) Texture. C) Temperature. D) Elasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coloring. ← 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