1 What collection did this poem appear in? The Medea and Other Poems One Way to Heaven Copper Sun Color 2 What is the tone of the poem? Cold Triumphant Subdued Bitter 3 Who wrote "Miscegenation"? Morgan Parker Maya Angelou Natasha Trethewey Zora Neale Hurston 4 When was the poem published? 1925 1903 1931 1919 5 Who are the protagonists of the poem? A white man crossing the street People looking out of a window A crowd outside a store Two men in an interracial relationship 6 What is the poem's meter Iambic pentameter Dactylic octameter Free verse Ballad meter 7 How many stanzas does the poem have? Three Four Two Twelve 8 What is the poem's genre? Love poetry Pastoral ode Victorian poetry Ekphrasis 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABAB ABBCC ABBA ABCABC 10 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Couplets Octaves Tercets Quatrains 11 What does the speaker compare the couple to? The moonlight Thunder A crystal stair case A bolt of lightning 12 What literary movement was Cullen commonly associated with? The Beats The French Symbolists The Harlem Renaissance The Black Mountain Poets 13 Which poet was a major influence on Cullen? W.B. Yeats Lord Byron John Keats Emily Dickinson 14 Who wrote "Cross"? Natasha Trethewey James Weldon Johnson Langston Hughes Claude McKay 15 Where did Cullen attend college? Columbia University Brooklyn College New York University Queens College 16 What is depicted in the second stanza of the poem? A flower bed The couple's anger at the outside world The couple's romantic bliss The disapproval of outside observers 17 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "That lightning brilliant as a sword" "Should blaze the path of thunder." "Indignant that these two should dare" "And here the fair folk talk," 18 What is the speaker's view of the relationship? Ambivalent Positive Negative Uncaring 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the onlookers say hateful things When the main characters cross the street When the main characters pay no attention to the indignation of others When the onlookers stare and whisper 20 How are the two men described? Being far apart Walking arm in arm Holding hands Hugging 21 What does the word "sable" mean? soft satin black a cut of cloth 22 Which of the following lines is an examples of hyperbole? "Oblivious to look and word" "The golden splendor of the day," "And here the fair folk talk," "In unison to walk." 23 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Rain Lightning Night Day 24 When was Cullen born? 1901 1903 1905 1900 25 What does the word "splendor" mean? Magnificence Yellow Sun Brightness
