Madam and the Rent Man by Langston Hughes

At the end of the poem, how do the two characters feel?

• satisfied

• displeased

• confused

• enthusiastic

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Some of the broken items in the apartment include...

• sink, back window

• door, shower

• garage door, refrigerator

• washing and drying machine

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

By her language and condition of her apartment, we can infer that the woman lives in a...

• suburb

• high-rise building

• slum

• condominium

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What kind of tone does the word "howdy-do" indicate?

• argumentative

• formal

• decisive

• casual

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What was Hughes' probably purpose for writing this poem?

• to describe a common and upsetting situation

• to write a humorous story-poem

• to relate an unusual event

• to express his creativity

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

The rent man sounds very friendly but he is angry. This contradiction is a type of...

• complication

• irony

• resolution

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

This poem is an example of free verse. This means:

• There are only two or three rhymes.

• There is an ABAB rhyme scheme.

• That the poem does not use rhyme.

• There are no stanzas.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Who is the narrator of the poem?

• Langston Hughes

• the landlord

• the rent man

• madam

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Why does the poet use the word "ain't"?

• he doesn't know it's slang

• to show how real people speak

• that's the way Mr. Hughes speaks

• to make it rhyme

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why won't Madam pay her rent?

• She is poor.

• She is trying to cheat the landlord.

• The rent man made her angry.

• The landlord has not fixed the broken things in her apartment.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1