West Indies, USA by Stewart Brown

Who wrote the poem West Indies, U.S.A.?

• Kamal Brathwaite

• Stewart Little

• Little Brown

• Stewart Brown

An interesting feature of this poem is that everywhere one stanza ends the next one takes off at that point.

• True

• False

To what are the islands compared in stanza one?

• a casino's baize

• glittering gold

• tossed dice

• lucky stars

Which pot does Puerto Rico take?

• pot of gold

• jackpot

• pot of dice

• pot of stone

Which island is described as the Dallas of the Caribbean?

• Jamaica

• Haiti

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Puerto Rico

What are the airports of the Caribbean compared to?

• a maverick's gold ring

• fool's gold

• sleazy tourist art

• calling cards

At which country's airport can one expect to find lazy baggage boys?

• Trinidad

• Haiti

• Antigua

• Puerto Rico

Which poetic device is used in the line, "you're safe in my hands drawl crackles as we land,"

• oxymoron

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Why are passengers not disembarking at San Juan asked to stay on the plane?

• US regulations demand it

• America fears re-enslavement of the island

• The pilot wants to leave immediately

Which of these is not a contrast in the poem?

• the fallen tv to an unbroken one

• galvanised shanties and condominuims

• polished Cadillacs and rastafarian pushcarts