Why does the poet use the idiom stick your nose inside a book in line 7?
Booker T and W.E.B.

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To reveal Booker T.’s opinion of higher education
To talk about the importance of learning chemistry
To compel the reader to agree with Booker T.
To show that Booker T. actually dislikes W.E.B.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“It seems to me” in line 17 is an understatement because —
it calls attention to the speaker’s ideas
it is not forceful and argumentative
it is an imaginative and unusual device
it shows the speaker is not sure of himself
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The idiom missed the boat in line 18 is used to emphasize that —
Booker T. believes civil rights activists have not done enough
the poet agrees with the ideas of Booker T.
the poet agrees with the ideas of W.E.B.
Booker T. believes civil rights activists have misguided ideas
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these lines from the poem is an example of informal diction?
Line 2
Line 13
Line 16
Line 25
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line from the poem contains imagery?
Line 22
Line 26
Line 29
Line 31
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does line 31 show about W.E.B.’s views?
He holds contempt for Booker T.’s ideas.
He feels Booker T.’s ideas deserve a chance to succeed.
He thinks that everyone should be less vocal about civil rights.
He believes that Booker T. might be right.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the poem, Booker T. speaks informally and W.E.B. speaks formally because —
the poet is trying to show that he does not approve of Booker T.
the poet wants to prove that the kind of language leaders use is not important
it suggests that Booker T. is a more realistic leader than W.E.B.
it emphasizes the debate about practical skills and higher education
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