Langston Hughes Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Langston Hughes did not write very much.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. Hughes ONLY wrote poetry

Correct Answer: B) No.

3. By the end of the story, Roger wants Mrs. Jones to .....

Correct Answer: A) Trust him.

4. Who did Langston live with after his parents divorced?

Correct Answer: D) His grandmother.

5. What was Langston's father's job?

Correct Answer: B) Lawyer.

6. What does the speaker imply when he asks 'do I stink of the deferred dream?'

Correct Answer: B) He is worried that his dream will bring him embarrassment.

7. "Dream Deferred" author's name .....

Correct Answer: D) Langston Hughes.

8. "For if dreams die" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

9. The mother says she is .....

Correct Answer: D) Still climbing.

10. 18 The line Hold fast to dreams is repeated in the poem because it

Correct Answer: A) Stresses the importance of not letting your dreams go.

11. What was Roger's excuse for what he did?

Correct Answer: D) He wanted blue suede shoes.

12. Where did Fredrick Douglass grow-up?

Correct Answer: B) Maryland.

13. He ..... cried because of his injuries.

Correct Answer: B) Tensely.

14. Which lines from the poem "Mother to Son" best suggest that the speaker is persistent?

Correct Answer: C) For I'se still goin' honey, /I'se still climbin',.

15. Choose which figure of speech appears in this sentence:Belinda's fingers were icicles after her ice skating lesson.

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

16. Which is the best theme statement for "One Friday Morning" ?

Correct Answer: B) Do not give up on the American Dream even if obstacles such discrimination and racism stand in your way.

17. What was the boy's name

Correct Answer: C) Roger.

18. What did Langston Hughes die of later in life?

Correct Answer: A) Cancer.

19. What word best describes the tone of the poem?

Correct Answer: D) Confident.

20. What does the broken-winged bird symbolize in Langston Hughes' poetry?

Correct Answer: C) The struggle and oppression faced by African Americans.