Everyday Heroes: Poems by Nikki Giovanni — Quiz

Question 1

Which excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” best supports the conclusion that books gave the poem’s speaker a sense of comfort and hope during her childhood?

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But no lions or witches scared me I went through Knowing there would be Spring

Question 2

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” There was a bookstore uptown on gay street Which I visited and inhaled that wonderful odor Of new books Even today I read hardcover as a preference and paperback only As a last resort The implicit details in this excerpt show that the speaker

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still has a deep love of books and reading as an adult.

Question 3

Read the excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” But she nonetheless brought the books Back and I held them to my chest Close to my heart And happily skipped back to grandmother’s house Where I would sit on the front porch In a gray glider and dream of a world Far away I love the world where I was I was safe and warm and grandmother gave me neck kisses When I was on my way to bed These lines in the poem best help demonstrate that the speaker

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associates books with a time in her life when she felt cherished and comforted.

Question 4

Which excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” gives the best example of an implicit detail?

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And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe But no lions or witches scared me

Question 5

Which excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” includes the the best example of explicit detail?

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And up the hill on vine street (The main black corridor) sat our carnegie library

Question 6

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” But there was a world Somewhere Out there And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe What conclusion can the reader draw from this excerpt about the speaker’s viewpoint of Mrs. Long?

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She considered Mrs. Long to be both a guide and a mentor.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe But no lions or witches scared me I went through Knowing there would be Spring Why does the poet most likely include this allusion to C.S. Lewis’s book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

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to help show that books were a source of comfort and imagination for the speaker

Question 8

Which excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” contains an allusion?

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Mrs. Long asking what are you looking for today When I wanted Leaves of Grass or alfred north whitehead

Question 9

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” There was always a radio which brought us Songs from wlac in nashville and what we would now call Easy listening or smooth jazz but when I listened Late at night with my portable (that I was so proud of) Tucked under my pillow What conclusion can the reader draw about the speaker’s viewpoint on music?

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She feels that music added joy and comfort to her life in much the same way that books did.

Question 10

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” Mrs. Long asking what are you looking for today When I wanted Leaves of Grass or alfred north whitehead She would go to the big library uptown and I now know Hat in hand to ask to borrow so that I might borrow The implicit details in this excerpt best support the conclusion that

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the speaker appreciates the librarian’s efforts to get her books.

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