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In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, the narrator's view of herself is she is not scared of or enthralled by white culture. Which quote from the text best supports the narrator's view about herself?

"Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept, but through it all, I remain myself."

In the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Marguerite views Mrs. Flowers as a larger than life personality. Which quote from the text most strongly supports how Marguerite views Mrs. Flowers?

"Somehow I had never connected Mrs. Flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people."

On of the central themes in the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is that everyday people can provide some of the greatest wisdom. Which quote from the text most strongly supports that theme?

"That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors."

In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, how mainly does Hurston's description of dancing to jazz add to the development of the essay's themes?

By showing how certain situations make Hurston feel more colored than others

In the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, what is a central theme of the text?

Everyday people can provide some of the greatest wisdom.

In The Lady, or the Tiger, which inference can be best made about the king?

He is egotistic.

In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, what does the following passage mainly reveal about the state of race relations during Zora's time in Florida (paragraph ___)?

In the state's cities, people of color were treated in very specific ways

In the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which of the following choices best explains why Momma offers Mrs. Flowers assistance with getting her bags home in Paragraph 6?

Like most people in the community, Momma has a high level of respect for Mrs. Flowers.

In the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, what can the reader infer from the following passage?

Marguerite is having a hard time because she is struggling to communicate with people.

In The Lady, or the Tiger, which inference can be best made about why the king is described as "semi-barbaric" rather than wholly barbaric?

Only one door in the king's arena leads to death while the other door leads to marriage.

What is most closely a central idea of How It Feels to be Colored Me?

Race may inform identity, but it does not solely define who you are.

In the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, what do the following lines from Paragraph 25 reveal about Marguerite?

She is entranced by Mrs. Flowers's reading and cannot comprehend the reading as she normally would.

In The Lady, or the Tiger, what do the sentences from the excerpt most closely show about how the king views the accused?

The king believes the accused is responsible for his own punishment.

In The Lady, or the Tiger, which inference can be best made about the door that bothers the princess the most?

The princess is most bothered by the door that opens to the lady because she fears the young hero will be happy to marry.

In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, which event happened first?

Zora waves at people passing through Eatonville.

In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, Zora's sense of her color comes in and out of focus, but she views herself primarily as a unique individual. Which quote best describes Zora?

"At certain times I have no race, I am me."

In The Lady, or the Tiger, which quote shows the princess's fear of the other door?

"But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door!"

In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, what is most likely the author's reason for referring to her young self as "Zora of Orange County" and "Zora of Eatonville'?

It separates two different eras in Hurston's sense of identity.

In the reading, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, what is a main idea of the excerpt?

Marguerite is in awe of Mrs. Flowers because she sees Mrs. Flowers as larger than life.

In How It Feels to Be Colored Me, which meaning of veneer most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraphs ____)?

a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect


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