This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Darkish in color, murky. A) Dusky. B) Gravelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dusky. 2. What did the boy try to steal from the woman? A) Her smart phone. B) Her car keys. C) Her dog. D) Her pocketbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her pocketbook. 3. What tone do you hear when Hurston says she became "a fast brown-warranted not to rub nor run" ? A) Reluctance. B) Self-respect. C) Shrewdness. D) Desperation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-respect. 4. 2) What does the speaker suggest in both stanzas? A) Dreams can be dangerous things to have. B) Dreams help people live life to the fullest. C) Dreams are not valued by everyone. D) Dreams tend to disappoint people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dreams help people live life to the fullest. 5. Very distant past, long ago. A) Future. B) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient. 6. When Mrs. Jones takes Roger to her house, she ..... A) Gives him a pair of shoes. B) Calls the police. C) Gives him a meal. D) Tells him to fix her purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gives him a meal. 7. Fester means infected. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. When Roger looks from the open door to Mrs. Jones and back to the open door, you can infer that he is A) Thinking about what is for dinner. B) Deciding if he should close the door. C) Wondering if he should try to escape. D) Getting ready to wash his face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wondering if he should try to escape. 9. Biology A) The acheivement of an aim or purpose. B) Unwilling to change. C) A chance to succeed in life. D) The study of the way in which plants and animals live. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of the way in which plants and animals live. 10. What is the tone of the poem 'Harlem'? A) Melancholic/sad. B) Uplifting. C) Cheerful. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melancholic/sad. 11. This is the tone and attitude of "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. A) Happy and lighthearted. B) Doom and gloom. C) Anger and hostility. D) Somber and serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somber and serious. 12. What did Langston Hughes hope for in his poem? A) Equality and a utopian future (perfect world). B) For people to be greedy and selfish. C) For humanity to become worse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equality and a utopian future (perfect world). 13. Affect:The mood of this poem is ..... (How does the poem make you feel? What emotions are evoked because of the setting and imagery?) Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. I love you. AcrossThe Harlem roof-topsMoon is shining.Night sky is blue.Stars are great dropsOf golden dew. Down the streetA band is playing. I love you. Come, Let us roam the night togetherSinging. A) Sad. B) Joyful. C) Dark. D) Suspenseful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyful. 14. Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load Line 9 and 10 appeal to ..... A) The sense of taste. B) The sense of sound. C) The sense of smell. D) The sense of sight tags6.5.e. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sense of sight tags6.5.e. 15. I am really ..... about our business. A) Strive. B) Stable. C) Decent. D) Concerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concerned. 16. If I was walking back and forth, I would be ..... A) Striving. B) Concerning. C) Pacing. D) Pleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacing. 17. To soothe or relax A) Concluded Concludes, Concluding, Conclusion. B) Lull (Lull, Pulling Lull) (Lullaby). C) Croon, Croons, Crooning Crooned. D) Segregate/Segregation Concluded Concludes, Concluding, Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lull (Lull, Pulling Lull) (Lullaby). 18. Which piece of literature is quoted where Hughes' ashes are located? A) The Weary Blues. B) The Ways of White Folks. C) The Big Sea. D) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". 19. What is the synonym for steady? A) Stable. B) Opportunities. C) Strive. D) Pleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stable. 20. In stanzas 1 and 3, the poet uses the phrase "put forth" . What does this phrase mean in the context of the poem? A) Bring. B) Produce. C) Have. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Produce. ← 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