African-American Literature

In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “A Cabin Tale,” which character is a trickster figure?

A. Weasel.
B. Bear.
C. The farmer.
D. The young boy.

The importance of Lucy Terry’s “Bars Fight” is______________?A. The poem is the first-known writing of an African American.
B. The poem is better than the poems of the more famous Phillis Wheatley.
C. The poem is the first of many poems by Terry.
D. The poetry focuses on slave life in the 18th century.

 

The character of Delia in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat” was influenced by______________?

A. Her relationship with a patron.
B. Her mother.
C. Her best friend.
D. Her job as a waitress.

The trickster figure is usually_______________?

A. Amoral (neither good nor evil)
B. Christian
C. Evil
D. None of these

In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown’s Clotel, Clotel is described as a quadroon. What does this mean ?

A. She is one-quarter Black.
B. She is one-eighth Black.
C. She is White.
D. She cannot be a slave.

Yusef Komunyakaa’s “Blue Dementia” is an example of what kind of poetry ?

A. Protest poetry
B. Romantic poetry
C. Lyric poetry
D. Jazz poetry

Harriet Jacobs wrote Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to show______________?

A. That female slaves were escag more frequently than men.
B. How slavery was worse for men.
C. How females were affected by slavery.
D. That female slaves were more valuable than male slaves.

In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “When Malindy Sings,” what kind of music is Malindy singing ?

A. Cakewalk tunes.
B. Gospel.
C. Jazz.
D. Blues.

In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown’s Clotel, why was Clotel made to cut her long hair ?

A. The mistress of the house was afraid her husband would be attracted to Clotel.
B. To keep the lice away.
C. So that the other slaves would get along with her.
D. So she could sell it.

The term “Civil Disobedience” was coined by which author ?

A. William Gates
B. Henry David Thoreau
C. Booker T. Washington
D. Alain Locke