1 What collection did this poem appear in? The Medea and Other Poems One Way to Heaven Copper Sun Color 2 What is the tone of the poem? Triumphant Subdued Cold Bitter 3 Who wrote "Miscegenation"? Morgan Parker Maya Angelou Natasha Trethewey Zora Neale Hurston 4 When was the poem published? 1903 1925 1919 1931 5 Who are the protagonists of the poem? People looking out of a window A white man crossing the street Two men in an interracial relationship A crowd outside a store 6 What is the poem's meter Iambic pentameter Ballad meter Dactylic octameter Free verse 7 How many stanzas does the poem have? Twelve Three Two Four 8 What is the poem's genre? Victorian poetry Ekphrasis Pastoral ode Love poetry 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBA ABBCC ABAB ABCABC 10 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Couplets Tercets Octaves Quatrains 11 What does the speaker compare the couple to? Thunder A crystal stair case A bolt of lightning The moonlight 12 What literary movement was Cullen commonly associated with? The Harlem Renaissance The Beats The French Symbolists The Black Mountain Poets 13 Which poet was a major influence on Cullen? Emily Dickinson Lord Byron John Keats W.B. Yeats 14 Who wrote "Cross"? Langston Hughes Natasha Trethewey James Weldon Johnson Claude McKay 15 Where did Cullen attend college? Queens College Brooklyn College Columbia University New York University 16 What is depicted in the second stanza of the poem? The couple's anger at the outside world The couple's romantic bliss A flower bed The disapproval of outside observers 17 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Should blaze the path of thunder." "Indignant that these two should dare" "And here the fair folk talk," "That lightning brilliant as a sword" 18 What is the speaker's view of the relationship? Negative Ambivalent Uncaring Positive 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the main characters cross the street When the onlookers stare and whisper When the onlookers say hateful things When the main characters pay no attention to the indignation of others 20 How are the two men described? Hugging Walking arm in arm Being far apart Holding hands 21 What does the word "sable" mean? a cut of cloth soft black satin 22 Which of the following lines is an examples of hyperbole? "The golden splendor of the day," "Oblivious to look and word" "In unison to walk." "And here the fair folk talk," 23 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Day Rain Night Lightning 24 When was Cullen born? 1903 1901 1905 1900 25 What does the word "splendor" mean? Sun Brightness Yellow Magnificence
