Cards in this guide (23)
At the beginning of Act II Scene 3 where does Ruth tell Beneatha she and Walter went the evening before
Which major figure in the civil rights movement wrote the legal attack to secure civil rights
What central metaphor runs throughout James Baldwin's Notes of a Native son
What is one of the characteristics of a strong theme
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What is one possible theme of A Raisin in the Sun
Embracing ones identity can be empowering
What best describes a central idea or motif in A Raisin in the Sun
As part of the central metaphor in Notes of a Native Son what does James Baldwin consider to be an illness
What action in a raisin in the sun most clearly shows that mama is the head of the house
She makes Beneatha say God exists.
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Which characteristics of James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son qualify it as a work of literary nonfiction
It tells a personal story with a consistent narrator
What best describes Walter Senior
What was one major achievement of the civil rights movement during the 1940s or 1950s
The Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
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Which was one major source of conflict during the civil rights movement of the 1940s to 1950s
The desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
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Which option is the best example of someone using a rhetorical device
A bush that blossoms whenever good times are coming
In what way does James Baldwin use a narrative structure
The essay tells a story about race relations in Harlem.
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What takes place on the day that James Baldwin's father died
Baldwin’s sibling is born
What danger does the narrator discover after attacking the waitress
The danger his hatred poses to himself
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What rhetorical device is James Baldwin most clearly using in this passage
What takes place on the narrators 19th birthday
APEX the race riots in Harlem
What is a tension that runs throughout the entire story
The tension of segregation
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Which option is the best example of literary nonfiction
An essay that relates an activist's experiences fighting for civil rights.
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Why does the narrator find it hard to totally hate white America
A. Because carrying that much hate is self- destructive I check on apex
What adjective best describes the narrators father according to the narrator
What does the primary conflict over the insurance check most reflect
The obstacles that many African Americans faced during the civil rights movement APEX
