Black Poetry

In "Song of the Son," the speaker reflects on

• the legacy of slaves
• the cruelty of slave owners
• the unfairness of Jim Crow laws
• the music of the Harlem Renaissance

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CCSS.RL.8.4

In "Song of the Son," Toomer uses a metaphor to compare night to

• a song about the past
• the end of the age of slavery
• the work that slaves did in the fields
• a person who returns after a long absence

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CCSS.RL.8.5

When the speaker of "Song of the Son" says he has "returned to thee" in lines 9-10, he is most likely referring to

• the fields where he worked as a slave
• the house of his former slave owner
• the South and the souls of slavery
• the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance

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CCSS.RL.8.5

The speaker in "From the Dark Tower" says, "We shall.../Not always countenance, abject and mute/That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap" (lines 1-4).  These lines suggest that

• the less fortunate will continue to suffer in silence
• the brothers of farmers will become the planters of tomorrow
• those who have been wronged will fight for fairness someday
• those who have benefitted from others will eventually feel remorse

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.8.5

According to the speaker in "From the Dark Tower," those who have been unable to reap what they sowed will

• continue working and weep eternally for their loved ones
• gather available seeds and tell their brothers to store them
• keep their fruit and wait for the opportunity to sell it themselves
• hide their wounds and wait for the time when their suffering will end

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.8.5

Who does the speaker in "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" say will benefit from his work?

• the wind or fowl
• the poor and powerless
• other people's children
• other country's citizens

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why does the speaker in "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" plant seeds deeply?

• so his children cannot find them
• so the seeds will be safe in the soil
• to prevent other farmers from stealing them
• to encourage others to work hard

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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The tone of both "From the Dark Tower" and "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" may be described as

• sorrowful
• relieved
• apologetic
• resentful

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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Which of the following is used as a metaphor in all three poems?

• fruit
• night
• singing
• weeping

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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The title of "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" emphasizes the poem's theme concerning

• psychological problems
• farming techniques
• stolen identities
• racial issues

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5