Quiz on 'Southern Mansion' by Arna Bontemps

Who is the author of the poem 'Southern Mansion'?

• Claude McKay

• Langston Hughes

• James Weldon Johnson

• Arna Bontemps

What is the state of the poplars in the poem?

• Covered in snow

• Swaying in the wind

• Blooming with flowers

• Still as death

What sound is heard echoing through the open door?

• Music

• Crying

• Laughter

• Whispering

What is tinkling in the cotton field?

• Bells

• Chains of bondmen

• Wind chimes

• Birds

What happens to the years in the poem?

• They go back with an iron clank

• They fly by quickly

• They disappear

• They stand still

What trembles on the wall?

• A shadow

• A dry leaf

• A spider

• A flower

What have the ghosts broken down?

• Doors

• Chains

• Windows

• Roses

In which publication was the poem 'Southern Mansion' included?

• Poems of the South

• The Harlem Renaissance Anthology

• The Book of American Negro Poetry

• Voices of Freedom