WorksheetsQuiz on 'Southern Mansion' by Arna Bontemps
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
