midterm

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 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 Chapter 15 in To Kill A Mockingbird, which quote best describes how Scout feels standing in the crowd of men?

"I was slowly drying up, wondering what idiocy I had committed."

In Thanksgiving Proclamation, Washington expects people to use November 26 as a day to what?

Create a day of Thanksgiving to God

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."

what expresses the entire theme of the poem "life every voice and sing?"

A group of people who have a shared and difficult experience can move forward collectively toward a better future

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 Thanksgiving Proclamation, which faith's prayers does the Proclamation tend to mirror?

Christian religion

In To Kill A Mockingbird, which of the following inferences about Mr. Cunningham is best supported by the Chapter 15 excerpt?

He doesn't know how to handle Scout's presence.

In Marigolds, what does Lizabeth's parents' interaction in the middle of the night mainly reveal about Lizabeth's father?

He is a proud man who does not want to accept help from other people.

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

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

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 Marigolds, which character can be described as usually fool enough to try anything?

Joey

Please choose which event came first in Marigolds.

Lizabeth hears her father crying in her mother's arms.

In Marigolds, which character can be described as having a laugh so loud that the great oak seemed to laugh with it?

Lizabeth's father

In Marigolds, based on the last three paragraphs of the excerpt, which statement would the narrator most likely agree with?

People need to find small pleasures to give them hope when life becomes too painful to endure.

In The Odyssey, what do the opening lines reveal about the subject of the poem?

This homesick sailor is struggling to save his crewmen and himself.

In the Time of Butterflies, what is most likely the author's intent in including the following description (paragraph 23)?

To suggest that Dominican families must be careful what they say

in TKMB which inference is best supported by the first paragraph?

Walter looks unhealthy.

In Lift Every Voice and Sing, what kind of road did the people walk along?

a stony road

In the Time of Butterflies, which character can be described as concerned about money?

dede

In the reading, Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., True or false, Kennedy asks people to "tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world." Where is this quote derived from?

greeks

In Lift Every Voice and Sing, how do the people feel singing together?

hope as they move toward liberty

In the Time of Butterflies, which character can be described as religious as her mother?

patria

in the time of butterflies is mainly written in....

present tense; third-person

Line Number 8: Despite her coinbox destiny, her tribute should be greater.

regretful

In Lift Every Voice and Sing, the speaker in the poem invites readers to do what?

sing together loudly

In To Kill A Mockingbird, which of the following inferences about Scout is best supported by the Chapter 15 excerpt?

She is unaware of the crowd's intentions.

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

a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect

In Marigolds, which of the following words best replaces perverse in the following excerpt?

abnormal

In Lift Every Voice and Sing, what does the speaker ask God to do for the people?

keep them forever in his path

In the poem, Sympathy, which season is most likely represented in the first stanza of the poem?

spring