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1. What central symbol does the poem’s speaker use to represent life? (short answer)
2. The phrase “places with no carpet on the floor” (Line 6) most strongly suggests which of the following experiences?
A) deprivation
B) violence
C) discrimination
D) exploitation
3. Which of the following choices best describes the speaker’s attitude towards life?
A) resigned
B) despairing
C) persevering
D) appreciative
4. Which of the following lines most clearly evokes the possibility of change for the better?
A) “And reachin’ landin’s” (Line 10)
B) “And turnin’ corners” (Line 11)
C) “And sometimes goin’ in the dark” (Line 12)
D) “So boy, don’t you turn back” (Line 14)
5. What three things does the speaker advise her son not to do? (short answer)
By Langston Hughes
Children’s Rhymes
Children’s Rhymes
Langston Hughes
Cora Unashamed
Cora Unashamed
Langston Hughes
Dreams
Dreams
Langston Hughes
Harlem
Harlem
Langston Hughes
I look at the world
I look at the world
Langston Hughes
I, Too
I, Too
Langston Hughes
Let America Be America Again
Let America Be America Again
Langston Hughes
Me and the Mule
Me and the Mule
Langston Hughes
Mulatto
Mulatto
Langston Hughes
Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life
Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter
Langston Hughes
Slave on the Block
Slave on the Block
Langston Hughes
Thank You, M'am
Thank You, M'am
Langston Hughes
The Big Sea
The Big Sea
Langston Hughes
Theme for English B
Theme for English B
Langston Hughes
The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain
The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain
Langston Hughes
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Langston Hughes
The Ways of White Folks
The Ways of White Folks
Langston Hughes
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues
Langston Hughes
Tired
Tired
Langston Hughes