In Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, living underground is symbolic of_____________? A. The narrator’s attempt to stay hidden. B. The narrator’s desire to be safe.C. The narrator’s invisibility to society. D. The narrator’s attempt to stay out of prison.
Why was the “drop of blood” rule developed ? A. To keep the slave offspring of White slave owners from inheriting. B. To allow mixed-race children to get scholarships meant for African Americans. C. To make sure mothers of mixed-race…
What was special about Zora Neale Hurston’s home town of Eatonville, Florida ? A. It was home to the Harlem Renaissance. B. Most of its inhabitants worked for White people.C. It was primarily African American. D. It was destroyed after…
Which is not a characteristic of Realism ? A. Characters are not as important as plot. B. Presentation is objective. C. Ordinary language is used. D. Events are plausible.
Etheridge Knight’s “Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane,” what is Hard Rock’s function in the prison ? A. To help the other inmates escape. B. To win money by fighting.C. To do what the…
What does the term “passing” mean ? A. The ability of an African American to live as a White person. B. To do well on one’s schoolwork. C. To leave one’s past behind. D. To gain approval from one’s community.
Alice Walker’s novels often explore the abuse experienced by African American women. What is the only abuse Celie does not experience The Color Purple ? A. Betrayal by the educational system.B. Betrayal by her sister. C. Betrayal by her community.…
In what way is Jane Toomer’s Cane an example of Modernism ? A. Its fractured, collage effect. B. Its insistence on plot. C. Its focus on landscape. D. Its focus on modern city life.
In Nella Larsen’s novel Passing, why is Clare afraid to have another child ? A. She almost died in childbirth with her first child. B. She doesn’t want to lose her figure. C. Her husband has threatened to leave her.D.…
In Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild,” The Tlick keep the humans happy by_______________? A. Supplying them with narcotic eggs. B. Letting them choose their own mates. C. Freeing the males after they are hosts. D. Paying them very well.