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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. Which essay addresses the August 1900 incident?

2. How many outcomes does Randolph attribute to Mr. Garvey's ideals in "Garveyism"?

3. What follows the essay "A Long Way from Home"?

4. What is "City Love" about?

5. Who is the essay "Sweat" about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Marcus A. Garvey's "Africa for Africans" reasons.

2. Discuss what happens in Zora Neale Hurston's story "Sweat".

3. Discuss the significance in Paul's taking the time to correct the thoughts of the doorman at the hotel in Toomer's story "Cane".

4. Describe the question Randolph poses in his essay "A New Crowd - A New Negro".

5. Discuss what Locke describes as " a new vision of opportunity" in "The New Negro".

6. Describe what Locke says about the "American Negro" in "The New Negro".

7. Describe what happens in Jean Toomer's story "Cane".

8. Discuss the struggle Paul deals with in "Cane" by Jean Toomer.

9. Discuss what happens in Fisher's story "Blades of Steel".

10. Describe the August 1900 incident that occurs in "Black Manhattan".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the progression and transition of "old" to "new" leaders by analyzing the beginning works with Georgia Douglas Johnson's poem "Old Black Men". Discuss how important this ideology is to the theme of "Voices from the Harlen Renaissance" as well as the state of society of the 1900s.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the role of the African Nation in "Voices from the Renaissance". Considering "Garveyism" by Randolph and "Africa for Africans" by Garvey, discuss how the authors feel about the nation of Africa in relation to the Negroes in America. How do the authors present a positive or negative ideology for Africa's future?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the common theme and idea of the authors in the first section, "New Negro Radicalism". What defines someone as an "old" or "new" Negro? Explain how these categories emphasize the common mentality of these authors?

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