English MCQs English Literature Mcqs
Q The first stanza of Countee Cullen’s “A Brown Girl Dead” reads: “With two white roses on her breasts,/White candles at head and feet,/Dark Madonna of the grave she rests;/Lord Death has found her sweet.” Which of the following statements accurately characterizes these lines ?
  • A A. These lines evoke christian imagery to emphasize the dignity of the girl who died.
  • B B. These lines evoke christian imagery to suggest that death erases racial divisions.
  • C C. These lines present the problem of racial prejudice in an ironic mode.
  • D D. Both a and b
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