Reading Questions
1. What literary device is used in all the lines of "Harlem" except the first and last?
2. What is the dream Hughes refers to in "Harlem"?
3. What does the tyger represent in Blake's "The Tyger"?
4. Why are there so many questions in this poem?
5. How many ways of loving does the speaker identify in "How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways"?
6. What is the tone or impact the tone has on Browning's poem?
7. How does the first encounter between Candido and Delaney set the tone for the events that follow?
8. Is the author fair in his portrayal of the Mossbachers and the Rincons?
9. What does the novel say about the American dream?
10. How does Delaney feel about illegal immigrants in the beginning? How does he feel about them half way through the novel? OR How does Delaney evolve from being a "liberal humanist" to a racist?