Cards in this guide (22)
What is an example of prejudicial use of rhetorical device
Spot them by using the rhetorical tools.
How are precedents used in majority opinions and dissents
to support an argument by showing that because other courts have
made similar decisions, the decision in the current case must be
logical
Which major figure in the civil rights movement wrote the legal attack to secure civil rights
What force in society was the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s most trying to overcome
What central metaphor runs throughout James Baldwin's Notes of a Native son
What is one possible theme of A Raisin in the Sun
Embracing ones identity can be empowering
As part of the central metaphor in Notes of a Native Son what does James Baldwin consider to be an illness
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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In Notes of a Native Son what narrative thread links together Baldwin's story about his relationship with his father
The story of race relations in Harlem
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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
Why does the narrator describe the white world is too ignorant and too innocent
Because white people are mostly unaware of the real plight of African-Americans
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 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
In "A Raisin in the Sun" which character best represents the theme of achieving success in a conventional way
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
