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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 term did the historians referred to in "Where Do We Go from Here?" use to describe the last reversal of African-American advancement?
2. The self-help book that the author of "Lonely in America" tries to live by within the essay says that "to become free of disappointment, one must acknowledge the obvious, then" (37) do what?
3. What is the name of the police officer who shot Trayvon Martin?
4. In what state did the author's mother in "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" grow up, ensconced in poverty?
5. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the elements of James Baldwin's life and character that Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah describes as being off-putting to her at one point in her life?
2. What is the main claim being made regarding a Nadir within the essay "Where Do We Go from Here"?
3. In what ways does the author of "The Dear Pledges of Our Love: A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" demonstrate how difficult it can be to extricate oneself from the biases present within the American culture's views of black people?
4. What unsettling comment does a senior editor make to Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah during the first week of her magazine internship?
5. What reasons does Jesmyn Ward provide for her claim that it is "impossible for most black Americans to construct full family trees" (91)?
6. To what conclusion does Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah ultimately come to about the desire to "preserve things" (31)?
7. In her essay entitled "White Rage," what distinction does Carol Anderson make between white rage and black rage?
8. At the time of Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah's visit to Nice, how had her relationship with money recently changed?
9. In what condition does Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah find James Baldwin's former house in France when she arrives there?
10. What does Jesmyn Ward list among the issues with which black people in America are exhausted?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many pieces within the collection The Fire This Time portray interactions between people of different cultures. Choose three of these pieces and compare and contrast how each author uses stories of the interactions between cultures in order to send their messages regarding race and culture in America or elsewhere in the world.
Essay Topic 2
Perform a biographical criticism of one of the essays or poems after conducting research about the author's life and works.
Essay Topic 3
Conduct a deep analysis of Garnette Cadogan's intended audience for his essay "Black and Blue." What are the characteristics of his intended audience and what elements of his essay prove the characteristics he expects his audience to have? Be sure to amply prove your determinations of audience characteristics using concrete details and examples from the text.
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