This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Langston Hughes > Langston Hughes – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Langston Hughes Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The poem has how many stanzas? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 2. Plot means A) Fit to be seen. B) To have no confidence in. C) What happens in the story. D) Delicate; weak; fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What happens in the story. 3. WHy does Roger sit on the far side of the room when Mrs. Jones goes behind the screen? A) He is frightened that she is phoning the police and wants to see what she is doing. B) He does not want to smell the food she is cooking because it will make his stomach growl. C) He wants her to see that he is not taking anything from her purse. D) He wants to be where she cannot see him so that he can take money from her purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants her to see that he is not taking anything from her purse. 4. How does the poet develop this theme? A) By warning about the force of different rivers. B) By connecting black people to different periods of time. C) By describing different trips one can take around the world. D) By arguing for a different understanding of historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By connecting black people to different periods of time. 5. What impact did Langston Hughes have on society during the time he lived? A) He tried to restore the rights of a black citizen. B) He tried to separate blacks from white. C) He used his poems to say blacks are better than whites. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He tried to restore the rights of a black citizen. 6. What was the name of the famous soul food restaurant in Harlem? A) Rosie's. B) Angie's. C) Sylvia's. D) Johnson's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sylvia's. 7. How does Mrs. Jones's response to Roger's actions contribute to the development of the overall theme? A) Mrs. Jones decided to take the boy to her home because she realizes that he just needs someone to take care of him instead of punish him. B) Her anger teaches him a lesson. C) The boy is happy about Mrs. Jones' kindness towards him. D) Mrs. Jones takes care of the boy only because she wants her purse back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Jones decided to take the boy to her home because she realizes that he just needs someone to take care of him instead of punish him. 8. In the poem" I, Too" the speaker claims that, "I, too, sing ..... " A) Harlem. B) Brooklyn. C) New York. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) America. 9. Langston had many jobs before he became famous. Which of these was NOT one of his jobs, A) Assistant cook. B) A busboy. C) Actor. D) Launderer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actor. 10. Who inspired Langston to love literature? A) His mother. B) His father. C) His grandmother. D) His grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His grandmother. 11. Which of the following excerpts from the narrative Thank You Ma'am warns readers about items acquired through evil means? A) '' because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet.". B) "Pick up my pocketbook boy, and give it here.". C) "No, ain't you ashamed of yourself?". D) "Ain't you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) '' because shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet.". 12. TRUE or FALSE:Langston Hughes is the author of the poem, but he is NOT the speaker in this poem. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. What does S.L.A.M. stand for? A) Silly Leprechauns Always Meditate. B) Stanza Language Antonym Metaphor. C) Simile Literature Alliteration Metaphor. D) Structure Language Affect Meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structure Language Affect Meaning. 14. In the poem titled, "Irish Wake'"from the Sea Charm section of our LH book, what rhyme scheme is there? A) Abab cded. B) Abba dccd. C) None. D) Aabbccdd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abab cded. 15. What two words could be replaced by the slang contraction, "I'se" in the sentence, "I'se still going honey. I'se still climbing." A) I see. B) I've. C) I have. D) I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am. 16. Syrupy sweet is a reputation of sound which characterizes which phrase? A) Irony. B) Alliteration. C) Rhyme. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 17. At what age did he begin writing poetry? A) 9th grade. B) 8th grade. C) 10th grade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8th grade. 18. In line 21, some of the things the speaker enjoys are:he likes to ..... A) Eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. B) Walk the city and watch the people. C) Write and read poetry. D) Play in a band and spend time with his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. 19. Or fester like a sore-And then run?How might a dream deferred be 'like a sore'? A) It can be irritating until it goes away. B) It can get worse if not tended to. C) It needs attention if it's going to heal. D) It requires care or it will become unhealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can get worse if not tended to. 20. The phrase raisin in the sun means A) Alone and deserted. B) Dried up and shriveled. C) Likely to grow something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dried up and shriveled. ← 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 9Langston Hughes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books