In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown’s Clotel, why was Clotel made to cut her long hair ?

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The “tragic mulatto” myth_________________?

A. Led to novels of passing. B. Existed only in fiction by White authors. C. Developed in the 20th century. D. Existed only in fiction by female authors....

Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrison’s Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________?

A. Discussion of race relations in the North and South. B. Condemnation of the plantation myth. C. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery. D. Insistence on desegregation....

Although Charles Johnson’s Oxherding Tales is based on his Buddhist beliefs, he meant the novel to be a reworking of an American genre, the slave narrative. In what way is the novel, despite its philosophical underpinnings, an exemplar of the slave narrative ?

A. Its character’s movement from slavery to freedom. B. Its emphasis on Christian ideals. C. The novel’s sensationalist scenes of violence. D. Its didactic (teaching) tone of voice....

Slave owners resisted abolition for what reason ?

A. Slaveholders objected to losing leisure time. B. Slaves outnumbered non-slaves and might rebel. C. Slaveholders felt economic security rested on the system of slavery. D. B and C. E. A and C....

Richard Wright said he created the character of Bigger in Native Son because______________?

A. He had known many “Biggers” in his life. B. He was trying to overcome his fears of powerful men. C. He was proud of all the African American men he had seen stand up to Whites. D. He wanted to show African American males how not to live....