Test Review - As I Grew Older

What does the speaker remember from his childhood?

• his parents

• his dream

• his neighborhood

• his friends

What does the speaker compare his dream to?

• the sea

• his mother

• the sun

• the stars

What hides his dream?

(a)  

What happens to the speaker when the wall rises?

• he becomes sad and pessimistic.

• he jumps over the wall

• he keeps on dreaming

How does he try to get to his dream?

• He decides to wait until is falls.

• He asks for other people's help.

• He breaks the wall with his black hands.

What facts did you learn about the speaker?

• He is black.

• He had a dream.

• a wall rose between him and his dream.

• He broke the wall.

• He loved the white people.

What do the hands symbolize?

• The power every one has to change the world by doing things, not by sitting and waiting for them to be done by others.

• The color of his skin.

• The dreams.

• The long time it takes to do things.

The poem's mood changes along the poem. What is the correct order of the tone of the poem?

• pessimism / optimism / hope.

• hope / pessimism / optimism.

• optimism / pessimism / hope.

What is the message of the poem?

The poem is divided into three clear time frames. What is the order of the times mentioned in the poem?

• present / past / future

• past / present / future

• future / present / past