As I Grew Older - Test Review

Who is the speaker of the poem?

• Langston Lord

• Langston Hughes

• Langston Harris

What did the speaker have a long time ago?

• A wall

• Despair

• A dream

What is his dream?

• To make music

• To achieve racial equality

• To break down the wall

What rose?

• His childhood

• The wall

• The shadow

Where does the speaker lie down?

• in the shadow

• on the wall

• on the ground

Why does he lie down in the shadow?

• He is tired.

• He is in despair.

• He can't get up.

What hides the speaker's dream?

• The shadow

• The wall

• The sun

What feeling does the light represent?

• hope for the future

• dream

• racism

• the sun

What feeling does the darkness represent?

• the hands

• the wall

• childhood

• despair

What does the speaker of the poem use to break the wall?

• his writing

• his hands

• his voice