Question

harlem
what happens to a dream deferred?
does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
or fester like a sore—
and then run?
does it stink like rotten meat
or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
or does it explode?

1. what does it mean when something \crusts?\

a it goes soft
b it gets sweet.
c it gets hard.
d it goes bad.

Explanation:

In the context of the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, when something "crusts," it is being compared to a sweet (like a syrup - based sweet). When a sweet crusts, it forms a hard outer layer.

Answer:

C. It gets hard.