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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 is John humming while he waits for the police?
2. Why does DuBois say tenant farmers do not improve their land?
3. How does DuBois characterize John Jones?
4. How does DuBois characterize the revival preacher?
5. What aspect of his son did DuBois consider an evil omen?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the black farmer’s relationship with the white merchant, according to DuBois?
2. How has the loss of the plantation life resulted in the isolation of black and white cultures?
3. What is DuBois’ relation to death, in Chapter 11?
4. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Despair?
5. How does this chapter differ from the previous chapters?
6. How does DuBois characterize the Music in the Southern Negro revival meeting?
7. Why does DuBois think that his son might have been fortunate to die young?
8. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Hate?
9. What factors does DuBois say have led to crime among blacks?
10. How has the price of cotton affected the Black Belt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
DuBois uses the Veil in a number of ways, some of which are contradictory. How does the Veil work, in The Souls of Black Folk. How does the image of the Veil measure the status and progress of blacks in America, according to W. E. B. DuBois?
Essay Topic 2
What topics would you like to research further, after reading The Souls of Black Folk. Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on The Souls of Black Folk.
Essay Topic 3
What kind of book is The Souls of Black Folk. Is it a history, a collection of essays, a meditation, a prophesy, is it travel writing? Where is it consistent, and where is it inconsistent? Using examples from the text, describe the genre of The Souls of Black Folk.
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