Cards in this guide (25)
When was Notes of a Native Son created
Notes of a Native Son was created in 1955.
What does the narrator discover about himself after attacking the waitress in notes of a native son
He was prepared to hurt someone. ( apex)
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
What best describes a central idea or motif in A Raisin in the Sun
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
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 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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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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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
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
In "A Raisin in the Sun" which character best represents the theme of achieving success in a conventional way