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What does the poet mean by, "Black coffee"?

What can you infer about the writer as a child?

A Poem for My Librarian

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1
What can you infer about the writer as a child?
She was a dreamer
She was lonely
She was moody
She was a hard worker
2
What does the poet mean by, "Black coffee"?
something forbidden
books by black authors
easy listening music
music by black artists
3
Which word best describes the author's feelings about her childhood?
bitter
regretful
nostalgic
amused
4
What does the phrase "Hat in hand" mean?
humbly
reluctantly
deceitfully
boldly
5
Why does she prefer hardback books over papaerbacks?
They take her to far away places
They remind her of Mrs. Long
They remind her of the bookstore
They remind her of her grandmother
6
What was the allusion to in this poem?
The Librarian
The witch, the lion and the wardrobe
Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
7
This poetry creates the effect of
natural speech
music
formal speech
dialogue
8
What was the challenge for going uptown to the library?
It was far away
There were no other black people
She had to get dressed up
People would humiliate her
9
Why does the poet include Ms. Long at the uptown library?
To explain how the poet got the books
To show how poor the neighborhood was
to explain Ms. Long's character
to criticize the behavior of southern whites
10
What was one effect of having no tv before 3 pm?
More reading
More talking on porches
More church going
more boredom