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