1 When was the poem published? 1929 1926 1921 1925 2 What was the name of the collection in which the poem appeared? The Black Christ Copper Sun The Medea Color 3 What nursery rhyme does the poem's title reference? "Clementine" "London Bridge is Falling Down" "Monday's Child" "Row Row Row Your Boat" 4 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "The opulent fairies be;" "Death cut the strings that gave me life," "Some are teethed on a silver spoon," "For I was born on Saturday—" 5 Which of the following concepts is NOT personified in the poem? Poverty Sorrow Greed Pain 6 What best describes the tone of the poem? Tragic and bombastic Forlorn and fatalistic Angry and uncompromising Bitter and humorous 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBC ABCABC ABAB ABBA 8 What animal does the speaker compare himself to? Coyote Wolf Raccoon Lynx 9 What shade of black does the speaker describe the night he was born with? Pitch Tar Sable Jet 10 What does the word "swaddled" mean? Wrapped in Coddled Soft Drenched in sweat 11 What functions as a symbol of privilege in the poem? A silver arrow A silver spoon A bronze medallion A golden apple 12 What does the speaker say was the only midwife his parents could afford? Death Poverty Pain Sorrow 13 Which of the following is a symbol in the poem? A sackcloth gown A silk robe A bolt of satin A roll of twine 14 What kind of stanzas does the poem have? Quintains Couplets Quatrains Tercets 15 What does Cullen frequently use in his poems? Couplets Pairs of contrasting images Free verse Complex metaphors 16 What imagery does the poem use to suggest racial differences? Light and darkness The moon and sun Fire and water Thunder and lightning 17 What literary movement was Cullen associated with? Imagism Futurism The Black Mountain School The Harlem Renaissance 18 How long is the poem? Ten stanzas Five stanzas Four stanzas Eight stanzas 19 What does the word "opulent" mean? Wealthy Poor Unclear Suffering 20 Who does the speaker compare himself to? Wealthy, white children His children Farmers His parents 21 What is the main source of conflict in the poem? The speaker's difficult birth The circumstances that have held back the speaker his whole life The speaker's abusive parents The speaker's envy of other people's wealth 22 What does the speaker imply contributes significantly to his family's disadvantages? Race Trauma Political upheaval A bad economy 23 Which of the following is a theme in the poem? Fame Time Fate Art 24 What is the climax of the poem? When the speaker's father says unkind things about his birth When the speaker runs away from home When the speaker is born When the speaker describes his midwife as sorrow 25 What word best describes the speaker's father's comments about his birth? Harsh Excited Warm Indifferent