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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alien Gospel or Source of Inspiration?; Alienation, Anger, Rage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Locke attribute to the migration of the "new Negro"?
(a) "A desire to reach "home".
(b) "A new vision of opportunity".
(c) "A desire for the old way of life".
(d) "A new born optimism".

2. Who cuts Cozzens with a razor from Pop Overton's shop in "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Pop Overton.
(c) Effie.
(d) Eight-ball.

3. What is the title of the poem that expresses McKay's love and hatred for America?
(a) "The Dual Relationship in America".
(b) "The Duality of Life".
(c) "America".
(d) "Mixed Emotions".

4. What follows the essay "A Long Way from Home"?
(a) 2 descriptive poems.
(b) A map.
(c) A catalogue of events.
(d) A diary entry.

5. What did the police officer of Johnson's essay think the wife was doing on the street corner?
(a) About to jay walk.
(b) Soliciting.
(c) Waiting for someone.
(d) Acting drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believes Africans did not add any words to the English language?

2. What is "City Love" about?

3. Who argues that Negroes did alter the English language?

4. Why do people in the village go to visit Uncle Monday in "Uncle Monday"?

5. Who is the author of "Our Greatest Gift to America"?

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