1 What collection did this poem appear in? The Medea and Other Poems Copper Sun Color One Way to Heaven 2 What is the tone of the poem? Subdued Triumphant Bitter Cold 3 Who wrote "Miscegenation"? Zora Neale Hurston Morgan Parker Maya Angelou Natasha Trethewey 4 When was the poem published? 1903 1931 1919 1925 5 Who are the protagonists of the poem? People looking out of a window A crowd outside a store A white man crossing the street Two men in an interracial relationship 6 What is the poem's meter Ballad meter Iambic pentameter Free verse Dactylic octameter 7 How many stanzas does the poem have? Four Three Twelve Two 8 What is the poem's genre? Victorian poetry Ekphrasis Pastoral ode Love poetry 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBCC ABAB ABCABC ABBA 10 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Couplets Octaves Tercets Quatrains 11 What does the speaker compare the couple to? Thunder A bolt of lightning The moonlight A crystal stair case 12 What literary movement was Cullen commonly associated with? The Black Mountain Poets The Harlem Renaissance The Beats The French Symbolists 13 Which poet was a major influence on Cullen? Lord Byron Emily Dickinson John Keats W.B. Yeats 14 Who wrote "Cross"? James Weldon Johnson Langston Hughes Claude McKay Natasha Trethewey 15 Where did Cullen attend college? Columbia University Brooklyn College Queens College New York University 16 What is depicted in the second stanza of the poem? A flower bed The couple's romantic bliss The disapproval of outside observers The couple's anger at the outside world 17 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Indignant that these two should dare" "And here the fair folk talk," "Should blaze the path of thunder." "That lightning brilliant as a sword" 18 What is the speaker's view of the relationship? Negative Ambivalent Positive Uncaring 19 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the main characters pay no attention to the indignation of others When the onlookers stare and whisper When the onlookers say hateful things When the main characters cross the street 20 How are the two men described? Being far apart Hugging 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? "And here the fair folk talk," "In unison to walk." "The golden splendor of the day," "Oblivious to look and word" 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? Yellow Sun Brightness Magnificence
