Poetry Checkpoint

A. 1-2

B. 3

C. 4-5

D. All stanzas in the poem equally reveal the narrator’s thoughts, feelings, and/or attitudes.

A. The narrator has hope for future change.

B. The narrator has no hope for future change.

C. The narrator does not wish for future change.

D. The narrator feels indifferent about future change.

A. They might have a different view on America.

B. They might approve of segregation.

C. They might have no feelings on the subject of segregation.

D. It wouldn’t be different.

A. The narrator’s point of view reveals that he approves of segregation.

B. The narrator’s point of view reveals that he has no feelings on the subject of segregation.

C. The narrator’s point of view reveals that he does not understand segregation.

D. The narrator’s point of view reveals that he despises segregation.

A. He brings attention to his identity.

B. He speaks negatively about other races.

C. He shares a personal experience.

D. He proclaims to readers that he is beautiful, too.

A. “I am the darker brother."

B. “They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes,”

C. “Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table when company comes.”

D. “I, too, sing America.”

A. An equal

B. An outcast

C. An uneducated man

D. A singer

A. “I am the darker brother."

B. “They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes,”

C. “Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table when company comes.”

D. “They’ll see how beautiful I am and be ashamed—”