1 What is Langston Hughes’s full name? James Mercer Langston Hughes John Mercedes Langston Hughes John Michael Langston Hughes James Mitchell Langston Hughes 2 Who is the titular character in “Aunt Sue’s Stories” allegedly based on? Hughes’s mother Hughes’s Aunt Sue Hughes’s grandmother Mary Leary Hughes Hughes’s Aunt Mary Leary Hughes 3 Who was the editor of The Crisis when “Aunt Sue’s Stories” was published in it? W.E.B. Du Bois Zora Neale Hurston James Baldwin Langston Hughes 4 What poetry collection was “Aunt Sue’s Stories” a part of? Fine Clothes of the Jew I, Too Mother to Son The Weary Blues 5 When was “Aunt Sue’s Stories” published? 1943 1925 1921 1930 6 What was Langston Hughes’s first published poem? "I, Too" "Aunt Sue’s Stories" "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" "Harlem" 7 Which line from “Aunt Sue’s Stories” does not have alliteration? Singing sorrow songs on the banks of a mighty river Aunt Sue has a head full of stories. The dark-faced child is quiet Listening to Aunt Sue’s stories. 8 Which is a theme of “Aunt Sue’s Stories”? Death Heritage Infidelity Romance 9 Finish the line: “In the flow of Aunt Sue’s voice, / Mingle themselves ___” gently softly quietly calmly 10 How is the child in “Aunt Sue’s Stories” described? Dark-faced and pale-faced Brown-faced and solemn-faced Dark-faced and brown-faced Brown-faced and stone-faced 11 When does the poem take place? Winter Summer Spring Fall 12 Where does Aunt Sue tell her stories at the beginning of the poem? In bed At the dinner table On the front porch In the field 13 What does the river represent in Hughes’s work? The flow of time and constant change The flow of time and the passing down of African American heritage Prosperity and wealth Unseen forces that humans cannot control 14 What is polysyndeton? Excessive commas in a sentence A flow of consciousness that is not interrupted by punctuation A type of anaphora Multiple types of syntaxes in a text 15 What line marks a shift in tone in the poem? “Black slaves” “In the dark shadows that cross and recross” “Summer nights on the front porch” “Walking in the dewy night,” 16 What tense if the last line of the poem in? (“Listening to Aunt Sue’s stories.”) Present perfect tense Present progressive tense Present tense Past tense 17 Which literary device is NOT used in “Aunt Sue’s Stories”? Onomatopoeia Metaphor Alliteration Repetition 18 Langston Hughes is descended from … Abolitionists Literary critics Botanists Pianists 19 What arts and cultural movement was Hughes associated with? The Baroque Period The Enlightenment Era The Harlem Renaissance The Gothic Era 20 What is the form of “Aunt Sue’s Stories”? Elegy Villanelle Free verse Sonnet 21 In the first stanza, the repetition of the name “Aunt Sue” is an example of: Anaphora Alliteration Oxymoron Simile 22 Where do Aunt Sue’s stories come from? Greek mythology Her life experiences Contemporary literature Fairytale books 23 What is the tone of the poem? Nostalgic Optimistic Cynical Mournful 24 Who does Aunt Sue hold to her bosom at the beginning of the poem? The brown-faced child Her son The Black slaves A new-born child 25 How does the poem end? Aunt Sue tucking the brown-faced child into bed The brown-faced child starts to tell his own story The dark-faced child listening to Aunt Sue on a summer night The morning sun makes Aunt Sue realize she’s been telling stories all night