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