In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “kitchenette building,” what is most important to the building’s inhabitants ? A. Having a bathroom with warm water. B. Following one’s dreams. C. Getting food on the table. D. Finding a mate.
The narrator of Langston Hughes’s “Weary Blues” is describing__________________? A. Negro spirituals being sung in the cotton fields. B. The call and response of an African American church congregation. C. African American toasting on a city street corner.D. Blues being…
What unforgivable action does Mag Smith take in Chapter One of Our Nig ? A. She tries to pass as White. B. She washes clothes for White women. C. She lets a man help her out.D. She marries a Black…
According to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., reconstructing black people into the “New Negro” has been a matter of_______________? A. Redefining black people in terms of a presence, not an absence. B. Working against the existing racist stereotypes. C. A struggle…
Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrison’s Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave…
Charles W. Chesnutt used vernacular speech to________________? A. Explain how African Americans could not learn standard English B. Make his written inaccessible to white audiences C. To encourage feelings of pride in African American readersD. Challenge American stereotypes about race
Booker T. Washington’s message in Up from Slavery is_______________? A. Whites should pay reparations to former slaves. B. African Americans should acculturate to mainstream White culture. C. White institutions should reform to meet African American needs.D. African Americans will have…
For Booker T. Washington, racial uplift means_______________? A. Rejecting all White assistance.B. Allowing Whites to help African Americans to reach their potential. C. Calling for violent uprisings. D. Separating Blacks by income level
The mask in Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem, “We Wear the Mask,” represents_____________? A. The persona that the characters show the world. B. The carved masks of African gods. C. Characters from the Bible. D. Who the narrator wishes to be.
In Chapter Three of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery, Washington’s primary goal is to______________? A. Get an education. B. Get a job. C. To be clean. D. To be a teacher