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English Literature Mcqs

In Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, living underground is symbolic of_____________?

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.

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Why was the “drop of blood” rule developed ?

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 children got custody.
D. To keep White slave owner parents of mixed-race offspring from having to pay for their children.

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What was special about Zora Neale Hurston’s home town of Eatonville, Florida ?

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 the Civil War.

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Etheridge Knight’s “Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane,” what is Hard Rock’s function in the prison ?

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 other inmates were afraid to do.
D. To keep the Blacks and Whites separated.

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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 ?

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.
D. Betrayal by a family member.

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In Nella Larsen’s novel Passing, why is Clare afraid to have another child ?

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. She is afraid it may have dark skin.

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In Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild,” The Tlick keep the humans happy by_______________?

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.

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