"I, Too" Quiz

What is the most likely reason the author uses the word “sing” in the title of the poem?

• To show that the speaker views himself as an historian in America

• To show that the speaker views himself as a legitimate voice in America

• To show that the speaker views himself as a singer to be heard in America

• To show that the speaker views himself as confessing to a misdeed in America

Which of the following lines from the poem best shows a difference the speaker makes between himself and his audience?

• “I am the darker brother.”

• “When company comes,”

• “Nobody’ll dare”

• “I, too, am America.”

Which inference about the speaker of the poem is most likely true?

• He feels sympathy.

• He is confident.

• He feels generous.

• He is fearful.

Which line from the poem most strongly supports the answer to Question 3?

"Which inference about the speaker of the poem is most likely true?"

• “They send me to eat in the kitchen”

• “And eat well,”

• “They’ll see how beautiful I am”

• “And be ashamed”

Arrange the events in the poem in the order they occur:

• The speaker doesn’t seem to care that he has to eat in the kitchen, and says he laughs, eats, and grows strong

• The speaker is sent away to eat in the kitchen when company arrives.

• The speaker believes that the people who sent him to the kitchen will one day feel shame for doing so.

• The speaker feels confident that one day he will sit at the table and not in the kitchen

Read the following dictionary entry:

company
com•pa•ny \kəmp(ə)nē\
noun

1. 1. A business or other commercial organization

2. 2. A visiting person or group

3. 3. A group of soldiers

 Which definition most closely matches the meaning of company as it is used in line 4? Write the correct definition of company here and explain how you figured out the correct meaning.