Category: African-American Literature

A. The poem’s rhythmic lines.
B. The references to jazz songs and musicians.
C. The poem can be set to music.
D. There is repetition.

A. Her own memories of slavery.
B. Stories her grandmother told her.
C. The television series Roots.
D. Slave narratives.

A. That female slaves were escaping more frequently than men.
B. How slavery was worse for men.
C. How females were affected by slavery.
D. That female slaves were more valuable than male slaves.

A. The poem is the first-known writing of an African American.
B. The poem is better than the poems of the more famous Phillis Wheatley.
C. The poem is the first of many poems by Terry.
D. The poetry focuses on slave life in the 18th century.

A. Redefining black people in terms of a presence, not an absence.
B. Working against the existing racist stereotypes.
C. A struggle ongoing since 1619.
D. All of the above

A. Trickster
B. Victim
C. Representation of the slave master
D. “Uncle Tom” character who feels slavery is best for the African American

A. Getting an education.
B. Fighting.
C. Making friends with the guards.
D. Contacting famous authors.

A. A period of time when African Americans moved North in large numbers.
B. When African Americans settled Liberia.
C. When slaves traveled the Underground Railroad.
D. When African Americans migrated to the South from the North.

A. To obtain justice for black people.
B. To get better accommodations on the train, better seats in the theatre.
C. To escape from slavery.
D. None of the above.

A. Resistance to the overseers.
B. Learning to be midwives.
C. Resistance against dehumanization.
D. Lower suicide rates.