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