2. Reading Check (a) In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what claim does
the speaker make in the opening lines? (b) In "1, Too," what does the
speaker do today, and what does he predict he will do tomorrow?
(c) In "Refugee in America," to what two specific words does the speaker
respond? (d) What does the speaker of "Dream Variations" want to do at
the beginning of each stanza?
