1 How does the poem explore the theme of childhood? By describing the childlike look of the speaker's adult parents By using incomplete, childlike sentences By having the speaker be a young child addressing adults By juxtaposing a children's game with adult realities 2 Most of this poem is written in _____ Anapests Iambs trochees Dactyls 3 How many lines does this poem have? 12 14 18 6 4 At what point did Harlem become a primarily African American area? The late 18th century The early 20th century The Civil War World War II 5 Which of these lines contains a caesura? That's what hopping's all about Another jump, now to the left Curse and cry and then jump two Everybody for hisself 6 What does Harlem symbolize in this poem? Racial inequality Cultural diversity Artistic development Family history 7 Who inhabited Manhattan prior to European settlement? Manhattan was uninhabited The Lenape The Lakota The Houma 8 What can hopscotch best be said to symbolize in this poem? Childhood The joy that can be found in spite of racism The artistic and imaginative motivation that can be found in formal limitation The maneuvers and norms Black people feel obliged to follow 9 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "Curse and cry and then jump two." R T S C 10 What type of stanzas does this poem contain? A sextet and an octave Quatrains and a couplet Two tercets and three couplets Four quintains 11 What is the meter of the poem's final line? Dactylic hexameter Trochaic pentameter Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter 12 Which poetic device plays the most prominent role in this poem? Extended metaphor Simile Ekphrasis Personification 13 Which of the following does the poem imply about racism and poverty? That there is only a minor relationship between these issues That racism is a much bigger problem than poverty That getting out of poverty can compensate for being a victim of racism That the two forces are inextricable from each other 14 In which way does this poem differ from a traditional English sonnet? Its volta Its length Its meter Its use of metaphor 15 What is most likely meant by the phrase "Good things for the ones that's got."? That the speaker is distributing good things to people who will pay for them People who already have good things will obtain more of them That people who have won one game of hopscotch have an advantage in the next That kind and generous people will end up reaping rewards 16 For two centuries after Europeans arrived, what was Harlem used for? Agricultural land Commercial development Military defenses Religious sites like monasteries 17 Which word does NOT describe the poem's tone? Tender Thoughtful Commanding Critical 18 Which sound creates assonance in the line "One foot down, then hop! It's hot." O N P F 19 How is the poem's premise an example of understatement? It understates the stakes of the game by not revealing how close the speaker is to losing It understates the effects of racism and poverty by comparing them to a game It understates the speaker's victory through a modest tone It understates the dangers of the speaker's life by indicating that they are very young 20 Where does the poem take place? Los Angeles Alabama New Orleans New York 21 Which of the following is an example of situational irony? The speaker's assertion that exiting the game is a way to win it The players' decision to play hopscotch as a team sport The speaker's sarcasm when reassuring the other players The revelation that the speaker is not in Harlem at all 22 What is this poem's rhyme scheme? AAABB AAABB CDCCC CDCCC ABCDA AABBCCDDEEFFGG ABABA CDCDC EE ABA CAC AB AC 23 Where is this poem's volta? After the eighth line After the third line After the sixth line After the twelfth line 24 What does the line in the game symbolize? The limits on socially acceptable behavior for Black people The edge of Harlem and the start of non-Black areas in Manhattan The boundaries the speaker must create with overbearing friends The loving restrictions of a family home 25 By using hopscotch as an extended metaphor, which of the following does Angelou imply? That Harlem's families are too poor to afford new toys That children should not play dangerous games That racism, despite its problems, can sometimes seem like an enjoyable game That the norms governing race and class are arbitrary, restrictive, and ridiculous