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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is suggested that the whites must do in "Race Pride"?
(a) Stand a fight the fight.
(b) Leave Asian and African countries.
(c) Leave Asia and African countries or accept all men as equal.
(d) Accept men as equal.

2. Which of the following is NOT a poem included by Hughes in the section "Afro American Identity - Who am I"?
(a) "Negro".
(b) "Cross".
(c) "Crossing Jordan".
(d) "I Too Sing America".

3. Who is the author of "Harlem Reviewed"?
(a) Nicholas Cunard.
(b) Nancy Cunard.
(c) Nicole Cunny.
(d) Nikki Court.

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

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

6. What do the essays in the section "Afro-American Identity - Who Am I" have in common?
(a) They connect Negroe relationships with their white counterparts.
(b) Where negroes came from.
(c) Negroes desire to learn.
(d) Negroes ancestry.

7. According to Locke, why have Negroes been treated a certain way?
(a) Lack of love.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Sterotypes.
(d) Lack of money.

8. What specifically does Hughes describe in his impression of Harlem?
(a) Graffiti.
(b) Underground trains.
(c) Music.
(d) Negroes cuisine.

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

10. What question is posed in regards to leadership roles of "A New Crowd - A New Negro"?
(a) Who will fight for their new ideaology.
(b) Who will end the old crowd.
(c) Who will take over leadership roles when the old crowd no longer exists.
(d) Who will become the president.

11. What does Johnson say about the Negro Manhattan?
(a) It's dilapidated.
(b) It's the most beautiful and healthful.
(c) It's overpopulated.
(d) He loves it.

12. Who gives a list of leaders who fall under the category of the "Old Crowd"?
(a) Domingo.
(b) Garvey.
(c) Du Bois.
(d) Randolph.

13. What does the poem immediately following "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts" by Countee Cullen address?
(a) Her thoughts on Africa.
(b) How to become a successful Negroe.
(c) The history of her artwork.
(d) Her thoughts on Harlem.

14. Who sings "Shake that Thing" at local bars in the essay by Claude McKay?
(a) Banjy.
(b) Banyo.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Benny.

15. Which of the following does the author of "A New Crowd - A New Negro" NOT describe as a necessary characteristic of a new leader?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Young.
(c) Radical.
(d) Educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke say unites the "American Negro"?

2. What does Fisher note about the Cabaret dancers in his essay, "The Caucasian Storms Harlem"?

3. What kind of changes does Locke see in the overall perception of Negroes?

4. What is being seen among the heritage of the minorities in "Race Pride"?

5. What does Fisher miss when he is away at medical school in "The Caucasian Storms Harlem"?

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