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Name:_______________________
Date:______________
I) Read the poem and circle the correct answer:
1. What do we know about the author’s dream? (lines 1-6)
i) That he had it a long time.
ii) That for him, it was bright like the sun.
ii) Both i and ii are correct.
(5 points)
2. What do we learn about the author in lines 14 and 21?
i) That he had a dream.
ii) That he had dark skin.
iii) That he likes the shadows
(5 points)
3. What does Langston Hughes say are between he and his dream?
Write TWO things (lines 15-19)
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(5 points)
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4. Why do his hands break through “the wall”? (lines 21-29)
i) To find his dream.
ii) Because he is angry.
iii) Because he lost control.
(5 points)
5. In your opinion why does Langston Hughes say, “Help me to
shatter this darkness?”
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(10 points)
6. What do we find out about the author at the end of the poem?
i) That he is black.
ii) That he has many dreams for his future.
iii) That he no longer hopes to see his dream come true.
(5 points)
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II) Listening - Congressman John Lewis (30 points)
Circle the correct answer according to the broadcast:
7. What does Congressman Lewis tell us about his childhood in the
beginning of the broadcast?
i) What he liked to play as a child.
ii) Where he lived and how it was to live there.
ii) Why he liked what his parents told him.
8. What else do we learn about him and his childhood?
Choose TWO correct answers
i) That he lived with his parents, grandparents and great
grandparents.
ii) That he was told by his elders not to make a fuss
iii) That he read a lot of books.
iv) That he watched movies at home.
9. When he was sixteen, the congressman (-)
i) read a lot of books at the public library.
ii) went to the public library often.
iii) was not allowed to go into the public library.
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10. What do we learn at the end of the broadcast?
i) That finally black people were able to go to that library.
ii) That the congressman wrote a book.
iii) Both i) and ii) are correct.
11. According to what you heard, who came to his book signing in
1998?
i) Only his brothers and cousins.
ii) Black people and white people.
ii) Only black people.
12. What do we learn about what the congressman thinks at the end
of the broadcast?
i) He thinks his parents were proud of him.
ii) He thinks progress was made in the town he grew up.
iii) That he thinks his book is a best seller.
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III) Bridging Text and Context:
13. In light of what we learned about the treatment of the Blacks in
the southern states of the USA, why do you think Langston Hughes
expressed pessimism in the beginning of the poem? (10 points)
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14. How did listening to Congressman Lewis help you to understand
Langston Hughes’ poem, As I Grew Older? Specifically relate to what
the Congressman says about his childhood and to what changed
when he grew up. Remember to give examples (at least 2). You must
use at least 50 words. (15 points)
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15. What do you think is the message of the poem and can that
message be for everyone or just for people of color? (10 points)
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