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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does DuBois say the sorrow songs grope toward?
2. How does DuBois characterize the process of land valuation in the Black Belt?
3. What art form comes most directly from the Sorrow Song?
4. What kind of cabin does DuBois say is the exception the rule?
5. What does DuBois say is the keynote of the Black Belt?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does DuBois think that his son might have been fortunate to die young?
2. What is the reason for this tragic anecdote, as the penultimate chapter, coming on the heels of the previous, more triumphant chapter, as it does?
3. What was the Port Royal experiment?
4. How does John Jones change on account of his semester away from school?
5. What factors does DuBois say have led to crime among blacks?
6. How does DuBois characterize the Frenzy the Southern Negro revival meeting?
7. What is the black farmer’s relationship with the white merchant, according to DuBois?
8. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Hate?
9. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Despair?
10. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Doubt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate your own reading of The Souls of Black Folk—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 2
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 3
What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.
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