1 What is Langston Hughes’s full name? James Mercer Langston Hughes John Mercedes Langston Hughes James Mitchell Langston Hughes John Michael Langston Hughes 2 Who is the titular character in “Aunt Sue’s Stories” allegedly based on? Hughes’s grandmother Mary Leary Hughes Hughes’s Aunt Mary Leary Hughes Hughes’s mother Hughes’s Aunt Sue 3 Who was the editor of The Crisis when “Aunt Sue’s Stories” was published in it? Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston James Baldwin W.E.B. Du Bois 4 What poetry collection was “Aunt Sue’s Stories” a part of? I, Too Mother to Son Fine Clothes of the Jew The Weary Blues 5 When was “Aunt Sue’s Stories” published? 1943 1925 1921 1930 6 What was Langston Hughes’s first published poem? "I, Too" "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" "Harlem" "Aunt Sue’s Stories" 7 Which line from “Aunt Sue’s Stories” does not have alliteration? Singing sorrow songs on the banks of a mighty river Listening to Aunt Sue’s stories. The dark-faced child is quiet Aunt Sue has a head full of stories. 8 Which is a theme of “Aunt Sue’s Stories”? Heritage Death Romance Infidelity 9 Finish the line: “In the flow of Aunt Sue’s voice, / Mingle themselves ___” gently quietly calmly softly 10 How is the child in “Aunt Sue’s Stories” described? Brown-faced and solemn-faced Brown-faced and stone-faced Dark-faced and pale-faced Dark-faced and brown-faced 11 When does the poem take place? Spring Winter Summer Fall 12 Where does Aunt Sue tell her stories at the beginning of the poem? In the field On the front porch In bed At the dinner table 13 What does the river represent in Hughes’s work? The flow of time and the passing down of African American heritage Unseen forces that humans cannot control The flow of time and constant change Prosperity and wealth 14 What is polysyndeton? A flow of consciousness that is not interrupted by punctuation Multiple types of syntaxes in a text Excessive commas in a sentence A type of anaphora 15 What line marks a shift in tone in the poem? “In the dark shadows that cross and recross” “Walking in the dewy night,” “Black slaves” “Summer nights on the front porch” 16 What tense if the last line of the poem in? (“Listening to Aunt Sue’s stories.”) Present perfect tense Present progressive tense Present tense Past tense 17 Which literary device is NOT used in “Aunt Sue’s Stories”? Repetition Onomatopoeia Alliteration Metaphor 18 Langston Hughes is descended from … Literary critics Pianists Abolitionists Botanists 19 What arts and cultural movement was Hughes associated with? The Gothic Era The Harlem Renaissance The Baroque Period The Enlightenment Era 20 What is the form of “Aunt Sue’s Stories”? Free verse Elegy Sonnet Villanelle 21 In the first stanza, the repetition of the name “Aunt Sue” is an example of: Oxymoron Simile Anaphora Alliteration 22 Where do Aunt Sue’s stories come from? Greek mythology Her life experiences Fairytale books Contemporary literature 23 What is the tone of the poem? Cynical Optimistic Nostalgic Mournful 24 Who does Aunt Sue hold to her bosom at the beginning of the poem? The Black slaves A new-born child The brown-faced child Her son 25 How does the poem end? The brown-faced child starts to tell his own story The morning sun makes Aunt Sue realize she’s been telling stories all night The dark-faced child listening to Aunt Sue on a summer night Aunt Sue tucking the brown-faced child into bed