"I, Too, Sing America"

People sing in order to express ___.

• pain and anguish

• sorrow and anger

• joy and triumph

• hope and desire

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"I, too, sing America" means

• the speaker defines himself as American although some deny him equality.

• the speaker asserts that he too should have access the American Dream.

• the speaker declares that he should equal opportunity.

• the speaker asserts that he should have all the rights afforded to other Americans.

"I am the darker brother" implies that

• the speaker desires true brotherhood, inclusion, and equality regardless of the color of his skin.

• the speaker desires true friendship and connection.

• the speaker proves equal just like blood brothers.

• the speaker should get treated like family.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Brotherhood connotes

• friendship.

• equality.

• inclusion.

• family.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Brotherhood connotes

• friendship.

• inequality.

• exclusion.

• family.

Loving brothers share

• connection.

• a bond.

• history.

• meals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes."

They refers to ___.

• slaveowners.

• the Harlem Renaissance poets.

• domestic servants.

• slaves.

Langston Hughes wrote the poem “I, Too, Sing America” in ___ during the Harlem Renaissance after got denied passage on a ship because of his skin color.

• 1952

• 1861

• 1845

• 1925

"They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes" suggests that the speaker

• seems inferior, according to his oppressors.

• seems superior, according to his oppressors.

• seems celebrated according to his oppressors.

• seems equal, according to his oppressors.

"They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh and eat well, and grow strong" suggests that

• rather than getting discouraged, the speaker prepares himself to prove his capabilities.

• the speaker feels amused.