Mother to Son Final Quiz

What does the speaker emphasize in the passage?

• Struggles and perseverance

• Reaching landings and turning corners

• Climbing in the dark

• Giving up easily

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Main ideas and supporting details

What literary device does the speaker use to describe the hardships and challenges she has faced?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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How does the speaker provide evidence of her difficult life in the passage?

• So, boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps

• Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,

• Don't you fall now—

• For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin',

What is the main message of the speaker in the passage?

• To never give up despite the challenges in life

• To always look back and dwell on past hardships

• To ignore the difficulties and move forward blindly

• To expect life to be easy and without obstacles

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What do the 'tacks', 'splinters', and 'boards torn up' symbolize in the poem Mother to Son by Langston Hughes?

• Luxurious life

• Hardships and obstacles

• Easy life

• Comfort and ease

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Understanding word meanings

Fill in the blank: __________ means having qualities like glassware that is very clear and that suggests elegance

Fill in the blank: ____________ means a wide, flat place between sections of stairs in a staircase

Fill in the blank: ___________ means a small, thin, sharp bit of wood that has broken off from a larger board