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Cards in this guide (18)
What central metaphor runs throughout James Baldwin's Notes of a Native son

Hatred is a disease.

What is the tension between Walter and his wife Ruth in Act 1 Scene 1

When Ruth will not give Travis 50 cents and Walter hands him a dollar (APEX)

What is one of the characteristics of a strong theme

It’s a complete statement. -apex

What is one possible theme of A Raisin in the Sun

Embracing ones identity can be empowering

Which was one major achievement of the civil rights movement during the 1940s or 1950s

The Brown v. Board of education ruling

What best explains why the character Asagai is a symbol for heritage

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What best describes Walter Senior

a proud man (apex)

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 rhetorical device is James Baldwin most clearly using in this passage

figurative language

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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Which action in A Raisin in the Sun most clearly shows that Beneatha is interested in her African heritage

she allows her hair to go back to its naturally curly state (apex)

What adjective best describes the narrators father according to the narrator

Unsociable

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In "A Raisin in the Sun" which character best represents the theme of achieving success in a conventional way

Walter

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