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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. The presence of blacks is inherent and inextricable from the definition of which word?

2. The serviceability of the Africanist presence is more pronounced when Hemingway describes the relationships between which groups?

3. In the Henry Morgan book, who is portrayed as being the most violent?

4. What do some suggest is a way to evade history?

5. Who wrote a book about Faulkner?

Short Essay Questions

1. From Morrison's point of view, how do writers see whiteness?

2. How does Huckleberry Finn critique class and race?

3. According to Morrison, who responds best to culture and why?

4. The common claim that white America has considered many things without reference to the black population includes what concepts?

5. Why does Morrison deem Poe the most important early American writer?

6. Why is the act of ignoring race in literature a racist act?

7. What is the significance of nurses in Hemingway's work?

8. How does William Dunbar justify giving his slaves lashes?

9. How is Hemingway's work distant from African Americans?

10. What role do black men play in Hemingway's works?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Morrison claims that ignoring race in literature is a racist act in itself. Why is this true or untrue? Point out at least two of her arguments and provide support for them and criticize them.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Poe considered to be the most important writer in terms of Africanism in early American literature? What does white imagery have to do with Poe's work?

Essay Topic 3

The duties of a persona include exorcism, reification, and mirroring. Identify and describe one example of each term in terms of Africanism presence in literature.

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