1. In many of her poems, Brooks focuses on mothers and motherhood. Write an essay in which you discuss Brooks' treatment of motherhood. Is being a mother a positive experience to Brooks? Support your argument by citing her poems.
2. Summarize the social and educational milieu of the speakers in Brooks' "Negro Hero," "Ulysses," "Kitchenette Building," and "The Coora Flower."
3. Characterize the portraiture of Brooks' "A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi" and "The Sundays of Satin-Legs Smith."
