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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McKay describe in "A Long Way from Home"?
(a) The arrival at Ellis Island.
(b) His journey home.
(c) Mileage.
(d) His journey away from home.

2. What seems to be the consensus of the essays in "New Negro Radicalism"?
(a) To become prideful of one's heritage.
(b) First steps forward are to eliminate current leaders.
(c) To resist enslavement of the same race.
(d) To accept all men as eqaul.

3. What is said that the "New Negro" will not allow from politicians in "The New Negro - What Is He"?
(a) To take their tax money.
(b) To make empty promises.
(c) To diminsih their goals.
(d) To campaign in their area.

4. Who wrote "Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem"?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Helene Johnson.
(d) Rudolph.

5. What kind of changes does Locke see in the overall perception of Negroes?
(a) Big, radical changes.
(b) Small changes.
(c) Negative changes.
(d) Postive changes.

6. What age does Cullen specifically focus on in her writings?
(a) Adults.
(b) Children.
(c) Infants.
(d) Teenagers.

7. Who is the author of "Blades of Steel"?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Hughes.
(d) Domingo.

8. According to Locke, how do Negroes respond to their treatment by other races?
(a) They use it as an excuse to behave the way they do.
(b) They back down.
(c) They allow themselves to be ridiculed.
(d) They fight back.

9. What does the main character of "Sweat" do for a living?
(a) Laundry for "white folks".
(b) Keeps house.
(c) Cleans for "white folks".
(d) Cooks for "white folks".

10. Who is the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Domingo.
(c) Garvey.
(d) James Weldon Johnson.

11. What does Locke say the Negro is willing to work for in "The New Negro"?
(a) More food.
(b) Better lifestyle.
(c) Better conditions.
(d) More space to live.

12. According to Domingo, what are the men of the "New Crowd" filled with?
(a) A will to fight fire with fire.
(b) Desrie to become equal.
(c) Hatred.
(d) A burning passion for equality.

13. What do the police refuse in response to the murdered police officer in Johnson's essay?
(a) Any calls regarding the murder.
(b) Peace among the Negroes.
(c) Protective custody for Negroes seeking help.
(d) A trial for the officer's murderer.

14. In Johnson's essay, what is the name of the person who leaves his wife on a street corner, only to find her being harassed?
(a) Andy Haney.
(b) Arther Mayer.
(c) Arthur Harris.
(d) Art Harlem.

15. Where does the boxer from the essay "Wedding Day" leave America to go to?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a poem included by Hughes in the section "Afro American Identity - Who am I"?

2. In which essay does Garvey outline the specifics of his plan to establish an empire in Africa?

3. Who says that those participating in the riots were acting out of self-defense?

4. What does Johnson say about the Negro Manhattan?

5. Who advocates the construction of a "great nation in Africa" in "Africa for the Africans"?

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