Until recent years it was thought that Harriet Jacob’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was____________?

A. Based on a new england captivity narrative.
B. An anonymous narrative.
C. Fiction written by lydia maria child.
D. Written by jacob’s son.

Who introduced the character of the “tragic mulatto” ?

A. William wells brown
B. Lydia maria child
C. Harriet jacobs
D. Harriet beecher stowe

Race relations in the North are attacked in_______________?

A. Harriet jacob’s incidents in the life of a slave girl.
B. Harriet wilson’s our nig.
C. William wells brown’s clotel.
D. Toni morrison’s beloved.

In Chapter XV of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, where did Linda hide ?

A. Under the floorboards.
B. With a friend.
C. In the stables.
D. In a remote cabin.

W.E.B. Du Bois argued that a liberal arts college education was needed for______________?

A. The “talented tenth.”
B. All african americans.
C. African american women.
D. Only white americans.

During the early 20th century, a black person’s purpose in passing might have been_________________?

A. To obtain justice for black people.
B. To get better accommodations on the train, better seats in the theatre.
C. To escape from slavery.
D. None of the above.

In the United States, Reconstruction_______________?

A. Is the time period that followed the civil war.
B. Describes the rebuilding after world war i.
C. Refers to the civil rights movement.
D. Took place only in the north.

Which of the following authors was not of mixed race heritage ?

A. Jean toomer
B. Charles chesnutt
C. Booker t. washington
D. Frederick douglass

Richard Wright said he created the character of Bigger in Native Son because______________?

A. He had known many “biggers” in his life.
B. He was trying to overcome his fears of powerful men.
C. He was proud of all the african american men he had seen stand up to whites.
D. He wanted to show african american males how not to live.

W.E.B. Du Bois accuses Booker T. Washington of being______________?

A. A christian.
B. A radical.
C. An accomodationist.
D. A coward.