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1
How do the men at the store feel about Sykes?
They wish he would marry Bertha
They love partying with him.
They think he is a great person.
They dislike him and say he is worthless.
2
What did they have at their feast?
Watermelon
Honeydew melons
Pineapple
Strawberries
3
What does the word
tread
mean?
stepping
made a decision
deeply
to think
4
How long were Delia and Sykes married?
15 years
6 months
10 years
1 week
5
What does Zora do when she sits on the gatepost?
She gets abducted by people
She looked at stars
She wrote a book
She watches the world go by
6
Where did people migrate to?
Jackson, Chicago, New Orleans
Harlem, San Diego, Boise
New York, Atlanta, Grenada
Chicago, Harlem, Detroit
7
What metaphors are used in "I, Too"?
the wind whispered through the trees
tall like a tree
being an outsider to eating in the kitchen
He was the sun
8
What does the gift being the most joyous experience of her life imply?
loves the way pennies smell
Appreciates because she's received few gifts
lives in Harlem
has an obsession with pennies
9
What does the word
brazen
ness
foolish prank
kingdom
lifted up
boldness
10
What can
realm
be defined as?
deeply
greed
stepping
kingdom
11
How is “Go Down, Death” contrasted with “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
sympathetic and comforting vs harsh and fearsome
evil vs good
pleasant and sad vs unpleasant and happy
happy and sweet vs scary and mean
12
When did the Harlem Renaissance begin?
1940s
1990s
1920s
1800s
13
What was the hugely popular all black Broadway show called?
Shuffle Along
Westside Story
The Sound of Music
Cats
14
What were Delia’s economic and societal circumstances like?
poor; weak woman in patriarchal society
poor; strong woman in matriarchal society
rich; strong woman in matriarchal society
poor; strong woman in patriarchal society
15
What does
conceive
mean?
to make a decision
to think; imagine
kingdom
deeply
16
What is Delia’s profession?
Wash-woman
Housewife
Waitress
Mother
17
Who was a well-known trumpet player and pioneered “scat” singing?
Louis Armstrong
B.B. King
Tupac
Muddy Waters
18
Where does Delia hide?
In the hay barn
In the attic
At a friend's house
In a tree
19
What can
caper
be defined as?
greed
to think; imagine
a foolish prank
made a decision
20
What does “I, Too” suggest about people who are excluded?
They don't care about anything and just want to watch AHS
They want their voices heard and recognized as citizens.
They are very self conscious
They want to start a jazz band
21
What does Delia threaten Sykes with?
An iron skillet
A gun
A hammer
A knife
22
What does
profoundly
mean?
boldness
greed
deeply
to think
23
How is death portrayed sympathetically?
He doesn't hurt anyone
He is very polite
He screams at people
He carries Caroline gently
24
How has Delia changed physically and emotionally throughout the story?
from courageous to timid
unselfish to selfish
ugly to beautiful
Pretty and meek to worn but brave
25
Why does she come to the attention of the women?
She is dirty
She likes ginger snacks
She is black
She can read well
26
What is another word for
avarice
?
to think
stepping
a foolish prank
greed
27
Which Greek myth did Hurston read aloud?
Penelope
Persephone
Hercules
Athena
28
What were two prominent types of music during this period?
rap and country
jazz and blues
bluegrass and hip hop
blues and rap
29
What is Delia most afraid of?
Snakes
Lizards
Cats
Horses
30
What does the word
hail
mean?
deeply
to greet
boldness
stepping
31
How does Sykes die?
He's in a car accident.
Joe Merchant kills him.
He's bitten by the snake.
He burns alive.
32
Who was considered “Empress of the Blues”?
Zora Neale Hurston
Bessie Smith
Beyonce
Josephine Baker
33
Who saw Africa as the Homeland?
Bessie Smith
Zora Neale Hurston
Marcus Garvey
Langston Hughes
34
Who is Sykes’ mistress? Why is she a threat to Delia?
Borquita
Bermuda
Bertha
Delia
35
What were her favorite types of characters? Why?
strong and adventurous characters like Hercules
Boring characters who stayed at home
Weak and whiny characters
preachy characters from the Bible
36
Why are Zora’s parents and grandmother afraid of her boldness?
They don't want her to run in the street
They don't want her to be harmed by whites
They don't want her to make new friends
They don't want her to fall off
37
How is Death personified?
He hears summons and rides a horse
He talks a lot
He rides a unicorn
He kills people
38
What symbolizes Delia's change?
The snake's writhing on the bed
The last match
The lamp going out
The Chinaberry tree
39
What is the significance of Delia’s taking the last match?
Delia caught the house on fire
Sykes couldn't see the snake on the bed
Sykes ran into the stove
Sykes had to buy more
40
What does
exalted
mean?
boldness
kingdom
deeply
lifted up
41
Who is directly addressed in Johnson’s first stanza of “Go Down, Death”?
Death
Sister Caroline
Thundercats
the reader as a weeping mourner
42
What does Zora find most fascinating about the two white women who visit the school?
Hands
Clothes
Face
Feet
43
What does
resolved
mean?
made a decision;determined
to think
a foolish prank
boldness
44
What is the setting of Hurston’s “Sweat”?
Harlem, spring
Michigan, fall
Florida, summer
Atlanta, winter
45
What is inside the cylinder that the two women give Zora?
100 pennies
100 nickels
100 quarters
100 dimes
