In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “we real cool,” the Golden Shovel is_______________?

(A) The name of a restaurant the pool players cannot enter. (X)
(B) A metaphor for colossal lies they have been buried with. (X)
(C) A metaphor for the pool players who are trying to dig out of their neighborhood. (X)
(D) The name of a pool hall. ()

Answers: In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “we real cool,” the Golden Shovel is The name of a pool hall.