Langston Hughes "Theme for English B"

One of the major themes of the poem “Theme for English B” is _____.

• the search for truth

• considering one's identity and belonging

• the difficulty of college courses

• the fight against segregation

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The speaker in the poem "Theme for English B" is ___________.

• Langston Hughes

• the instructor of a college course

• an African American college student

• a musician during the Harlem Renaissance

TRUE or FALSE: Langston Hughes is the author of the poem, but he is NOT the speaker in this poem.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The poem begins with a college instructor’s assignment for students to _____________.

• go home and write a page about themselves

• enroll in another English course

• challenge themselves with a 10-page reflection

• write about the ways the students and instructor are different

When he considers the assignment, the speaker asks himself, ___________ to convey who he is on just one page.

• "I wonder what the instructor's grading policy is?"

• "Does this have to be MLA format?"

• "I wonder if it’s that simple?“

• "Should I tell the truth?"

Some of the things that make the speaker who he is are _______.

• what he sees, feels and hears

• what he learned from his parents

• his friends in college

• the employees and manager at his job

The speaker then directs his thoughts to his city in line 18, where he says: __________.

• "Winston-Salem, you are my hometown."

• "I'm in a New York state of mind."

• "Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way."

• “Harlem, I hear you.”

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In line 21, some of the things the speaker enjoys are: he likes to _________.

• eat, sleep, drink, and be in love

• walk the city and watch the people

• write and read poetry

• play in a band and spend time with his friends

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In line 22, some of the things the speaker enjoys are: he likes to ______.

• dance, sing, and listen to music

• rest, relax, meditate, and free his mind

• work, read, learn, and understand life

• play basketball at the Harlem Y

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In lines 39-40, the speaker compares himself to his college professor, saying that his instructor is ______.

• "wiser and more understanding of life"

• “older and white and somewhat more free”

• "an accomplished poet" like he someday hopes to be

• "stubborn and unwilling to learn"

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