1 How does the poem explore the theme of childhood? By having the speaker be a young child addressing adults By describing the childlike look of the speaker's adult parents By using incomplete, childlike sentences By juxtaposing a children's game with adult realities 2 Most of this poem is written in _____ Iambs Anapests Dactyls trochees 3 How many lines does this poem have? 6 18 12 14 4 At what point did Harlem become a primarily African American area? World War II The early 20th century The Civil War The late 18th century 5 Which of these lines contains a caesura? Curse and cry and then jump two Another jump, now to the left That's what hopping's all about Everybody for hisself 6 What does Harlem symbolize in this poem? Racial inequality Family history Artistic development Cultural diversity 7 Who inhabited Manhattan prior to European settlement? Manhattan was uninhabited The Houma The Lenape The Lakota 8 What can hopscotch best be said to symbolize in this poem? 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 Childhood 9 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "Curse and cry and then jump two." S R C T 10 What type of stanzas does this poem contain? Two tercets and three couplets A sextet and an octave Four quintains Quatrains and a couplet 11 What is the meter of the poem's final line? Dactylic hexameter Iambic pentameter Trochaic pentameter Iambic tetrameter 12 Which poetic device plays the most prominent role in this poem? Personification Ekphrasis Extended metaphor 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 there is only a minor relationship between these issues That racism is a much bigger problem than poverty 14 In which way does this poem differ from a traditional English sonnet? Its length Its volta 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? Critical Tender Commanding Thoughtful 18 Which sound creates assonance in the line "One foot down, then hop! It's hot." O P N F 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 effects of racism and poverty by comparing them to a game It understates the speaker's victory through a modest tone It understates the stakes of the game by not revealing how close the speaker is to losing 20 Where does the poem take place? Los Angeles New York Alabama New Orleans 21 Which of the following is an example of situational irony? The speaker's sarcasm when reassuring the other players The revelation that the speaker is not in Harlem at all The speaker's assertion that exiting the game is a way to win it The players' decision to play hopscotch as a team sport 22 What is this poem's rhyme scheme? AABBCCDDEEFFGG AAABB AAABB CDCCC CDCCC ABCDA ABABA CDCDC EE ABA CAC AB AC 23 Where is this poem's volta? After the third line After the sixth line After the twelfth line After the eighth 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 racism, despite its problems, can sometimes seem like an enjoyable game That the norms governing race and class are arbitrary, restrictive, and ridiculous That Harlem's families are too poor to afford new toys That children should not play dangerous games