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