I,Too, Sing America Study Guide

Who is the speaker of the poem?

• slaves

• Langston Hughes

• company

• The Darker Brother

Which word is an adjective to describe the speaker of the poem?

• confident

• generous

• fearful

• sympathetic

During which time period is the poem written?

• World War 11

• World War 1

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Civil War

When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?

• 1860

• 1920's-30's

• 2020

• 1960s

During the Harlem Renaissance what did African American people celebrate?

• segregation

• The Civil War

• racism

• African American culture

Who does the "darker brother" refer to in the poem?

• Langston Hughes

• slaves

• African Americans in the south

• All African Americans

The tone of the poem is ...

• Positive

• Negative

Which Walt Whitman poem does Langston Hughes allude to?

• America the Beautiful

• America- My Country Tis of Thee

• I Hear America Singing

• God Bless America

Why will those who made the darker brother "eat in the kitchen" be ashamed?

• They will be ashamed for owning slaves.

• They will be ashamed for making him eat in the kitchen

• They will be ashamed for not inviting him to the table.

• They will be ashamed for their racist actions against African American people.

How does the speaker of "I,Too, Sing America" most likely view himself?

• As a true American

• as a singer to be heard in America

• as though he is confessing to a misdeed against America

• as a historian