Langston Hughes

By the end of the story, you know that Roger ....

• is selfish

• is a quiet, honest boy at heart

• thinks the world owes him something

• has a criminal mind

To show that she does not expect Roger to rob her again, Mrs. Jones.... 

• asks if there is anyone at his house to feed him

• tells him he should not have snatched her purse

• asks him to go to the store

• turns her back on him while she cooks

Renewal and flourishing of Black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City.

• Segregate/Segregation

• Harlem Renaissance

• Refrain

• Opportunity

Which line in the poem is repeated?

• For if dreams die

• Hold fast to dreams

• Life is a broken-winged bird

• Frozen with snow

What is a "dream deferred"?

• a dream that is delayed

• a dream that one has to pursue on their own

• a dream that doesn't come true

• a dream that can only happen with support from family

What is the author's tone throughout the poem?

• sadness

• frustration

• loving

• cheerful

By the end of the story, you know that Roger ....

• is selfish

• is a quiet, honest boy at heart

• thinks the world owes him something

• has a criminal mind

Which literary movement is Langston Hughes most associated with?

• A) Modernism

• B) Harlem Renaissance

• C) Romanticism

• D) Transcendentalism

What is the main theme of Langston Hughes' poem 'Harlem'?

• A) Love

• B) Nature

• C) Deferred dreams

• D) War

In Langston Hughes' poem 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers', which river is NOT mentioned?

• A) Mississippi

• B) Nile

• C) Amazon

• D) Congo