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