1 How does the poem explore the theme of childhood? By juxtaposing a children's game with adult realities By having the speaker be a young child addressing adults By using incomplete, childlike sentences By describing the childlike look of the speaker's adult parents 2 Most of this poem is written in _____ Iambs Dactyls Anapests trochees 3 How many lines does this poem have? 6 14 12 18 4 At what point did Harlem become a primarily African American area? The early 20th century The Civil War World War II The late 18th century 5 Which of these lines contains a caesura? Curse and cry and then jump two That's what hopping's all about Everybody for hisself Another jump, now to the left 6 What does Harlem symbolize in this poem? Family history Artistic development Racial inequality Cultural diversity 7 Who inhabited Manhattan prior to European settlement? Manhattan was uninhabited The Houma The Lakota The Lenape 8 What can hopscotch best be said to symbolize in this poem? The artistic and imaginative motivation that can be found in formal limitation The maneuvers and norms Black people feel obliged to follow The joy that can be found in spite of racism Childhood 9 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "Curse and cry and then jump two." C T S R 10 What type of stanzas does this poem contain? Four quintains Quatrains and a couplet A sextet and an octave Two tercets and three couplets 11 What is the meter of the poem's final line? Iambic pentameter Dactylic hexameter Trochaic pentameter Iambic tetrameter 12 Which poetic device plays the most prominent role in this poem? Personification Ekphrasis Simile Extended metaphor 13 Which of the following does the poem imply about racism and poverty? That the two forces are inextricable from each other That getting out of poverty can compensate for being a victim of racism That racism is a much bigger problem than poverty That there is only a minor relationship between these issues 14 In which way does this poem differ from a traditional English sonnet? Its length Its meter Its use of metaphor Its volta 15 What is most likely meant by the phrase "Good things for the ones that's got."? That kind and generous people will end up reaping rewards That the speaker is distributing good things to people who will pay for them People who already have good things will obtain more of them That people who have won one game of hopscotch have an advantage in the next 16 For two centuries after Europeans arrived, what was Harlem used for? Military defenses Agricultural land Commercial development Religious sites like monasteries 17 Which word does NOT describe the poem's tone? Commanding Thoughtful Tender Critical 18 Which sound creates assonance in the line "One foot down, then hop! It's hot." O N F P 19 How is the poem's premise an example of understatement? It understates the speaker's victory through a modest tone It understates the stakes of the game by not revealing how close the speaker is to losing It understates the dangers of the speaker's life by indicating that they are very young It understates the effects of racism and poverty by comparing them to a game 20 Where does the poem take place? Alabama Los Angeles New Orleans New York 21 Which of the following is an example of situational irony? The speaker's sarcasm when reassuring the other players The revelation that the speaker is not in Harlem at all The speaker's assertion that exiting the game is a way to win it The players' decision to play hopscotch as a team sport 22 What is this poem's rhyme scheme? AABBCCDDEEFFGG ABABA CDCDC EE AAABB AAABB CDCCC CDCCC ABCDA ABA CAC AB AC 23 Where is this poem's volta? After the third line After the eighth line After the twelfth line After the sixth line 24 What does the line in the game symbolize? The edge of Harlem and the start of non-Black areas in Manhattan The loving restrictions of a family home The limits on socially acceptable behavior for Black people The boundaries the speaker must create with overbearing friends 25 By using hopscotch as an extended metaphor, which of the following does Angelou imply? That Harlem's families are too poor to afford new toys That racism, despite its problems, can sometimes seem like an enjoyable game That the norms governing race and class are arbitrary, restrictive, and ridiculous That children should not play dangerous games
