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 readers
D. Challenge american stereotypes about race

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

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.

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.

Alice Walker’s story, “Everyday Use,” includes which “Womanist” concern ?

A. The importance of men to the african american family.
B. The negative consequences of feminism on the african american family.
C. The importance of african religious influence in america.
D. The importance of african american craftsmanship.

The supportive network of female slaves led to_______________?

A. Resistance to the overseers.
B. Learning to be midwives.
C. Resistance against dehumanization.
D. Lower suicide rates.

The characteristic of Naturalism that is most present in the first chapter of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is_____________?

A. The theme of MAN against nature.
B. The theme of MAN against MAN.
C. The theme of heredity.
D. Nature as an invisible force.

Which of the following statements about slavery is true ?

A. Most slave children lived in two family homes.
B. Slave owners did not allow their slaves to live as married couples.
C. Slaves were given limited civil rights.
D. Most slaves were not christian.

Who is the author of the novel Passing ?

A. William wells brown
B. Nella larsen.
C. Charles chesnutt
D. James weldon johnson

Phillis Wheatley’s poetry is considered_____________?

A. Highly original.
B. Typical of colonial poetry.
C. Progressive and challenging.
D. Abolitionist in subject.