Cards in this guide (20)
Was James Baldwin Married
Yes James Baldwin was married.
How do you unshrink clothes
you can't; any remedy would be as bad or worse than the
shrinking.
What did Roger Williams do as a result of his argument with church leaders in Plymouth Colony
He established a new colony in Rhode Island.
What was true about African Americans who stood up against segregation
They faced threats and violence.
A plan college can do to helps students
A college can introduce a work as you study system which will
help students from the poor background.
When was Notes of a Native Son created
Notes of a Native Son was created in 1955.
The conflict between Booker t Washington and web du bois showed that African Americans
had differering opinions on how to solve problems
As part of the central metaphor in Notes of a Native Son what does James Baldwin consider to be an illness
Read the following excerpt from Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Once this disease is contracted one can never be really carefree again for the fever without an instant's warning can recur at an
It compares hate to a disease that cannot be cured.
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 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 argument does James Baldwin make that resolves one of his central ideas
That hatred or acceptance are choices one must
What rhetorical device is James Baldwin most clearly using in this passage
What is a tension that runs throughout the entire story
The tension of segregation
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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 way does this scene show one of the central ideas of James Baldwin's essay
The scene shows how hatred is a choice,not a fact of life
My father asked me abruptly, "You'd rather write than preach, wouldn't you" Why does this conversation surprise the narrator
B. Because it is the only real question his father ever asked him