1 How does the poem explore the theme of childhood? By having the speaker be a young child addressing adults By describing the childlike look of the speaker's adult parents By juxtaposing a children's game with adult realities By using incomplete, childlike sentences 2 Most of this poem is written in _____ Anapests Iambs trochees Dactyls 3 How many lines does this poem have? 14 6 12 18 4 At what point did Harlem become a primarily African American area? The early 20th century The late 18th century World War II The Civil War 5 Which of these lines contains a caesura? That's what hopping's all about Another jump, now to the left Curse and cry and then jump two Everybody for hisself 6 What does Harlem symbolize in this poem? Cultural diversity Racial inequality Artistic development Family history 7 Who inhabited Manhattan prior to European settlement? The Lakota The Houma The Lenape Manhattan was uninhabited 8 What can hopscotch best be said to symbolize in this poem? The artistic and imaginative motivation that can be found in formal limitation Childhood The joy that can be found in spite of racism The maneuvers and norms Black people feel obliged to follow 9 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "Curse and cry and then jump two." R C S T 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 tetrameter Iambic pentameter Dactylic hexameter Trochaic pentameter 12 Which poetic device plays the most prominent role in this poem? Ekphrasis Personification Simile Extended metaphor 13 Which of the following does the poem imply about racism and poverty? That getting out of poverty can compensate for being a victim of racism That there is only a minor relationship between these issues That the two forces are inextricable from each other That racism is a much bigger problem than poverty 14 In which way does this poem differ from a traditional English sonnet? Its meter Its length 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 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 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? Agricultural land Military defenses Commercial development Religious sites like monasteries 17 Which word does NOT describe the poem's tone? Tender Critical Thoughtful Commanding 18 Which sound creates assonance in the line "One foot down, then hop! It's hot." P O N F 19 How is the poem's premise an example of understatement? It understates the effects of racism and poverty by comparing them to a game It understates the dangers of the speaker's life by indicating that they are very young 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 20 Where does the poem take place? Los Angeles Alabama 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 ABA CAC AB AC ABABA CDCDC EE AABBCCDDEEFFGG 23 Where is this poem's volta? After the third line After the eighth line After the sixth line After the twelfth line 24 What does the line in the game symbolize? The boundaries the speaker must create with overbearing friends The loving restrictions of a family home The limits on socially acceptable behavior for Black people 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 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