Black Literature Unit

Test ReviewYour test is on Monday, 5/7.

Question 1

Among the slaves she led to freedom, what name was Harriet Tubman known by?

MOSES

Question 2

Why did Harriet Tubman lead the slaves to Canada and not stop in the northern United States?BECAUSE THE FUGITIVE SLAVE

LAW WAS BEING ENFORCED

Question 3

What was the main danger in allowing a runaway slave to turn back and go to the plantation?THEY MIGHT REPORT DETAILS

ABOUT ESCAPE AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Question 4

What was Thomas Garrett’s role in the Underground Railroad? (think of the video we watched)HE GAVE SHOES AN D SHELTER TO THE RUNAWAYS

Question 5

What is the main idea of William Still’s records about the Underground Railroad?

IT DETAILED HOW DIFFICULT THE TRIP NORTH

WAS FOR THE FUGITIVES

Question 6

What does the phrase “shadows of chains” in “Brown vs. Board of Education” mean?PROBLEMS THAT SLAVERY CAUSED EXISTED LONG AFTER

THE CIVIL WAR ENDED

Question 7

How was segregation different in the North and South from the end of the Civil War to the early 1950s?SEGREGATION WAS A LAW IN

THE SOUTH, BUT IT EXISTED IN BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH

Question 8

What ruling was given in the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson case about school facilities?

“SEPARATE BUT EQUAL”

Question 9

Who headed the N.A.A.C.P. legal team in the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

THURGOOD MARSHALL

Question 10

What did the black and white dolls experiment by the social psychologists reveal?

BLACK CHILDREN FELT INFERIOR TO WHITE CHILDREN

Question 11

What is the purpose of Martin Luther King’s “American Dream” speech?

TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE THAT THEY MUST

TREAT ALL CITIZENS EQUALLY

Question 12

What historic document does King claim reveals the American dream?

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Question 13

Explain the paradoxes that King claims exist in America. (The American Dilemma)1. AMERICA IS A FIRST-CLASS NATION WITH SOME

SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS; 2. WE WANT EQUALITY BUT WE HAVE A HISTORY OF SLAVERY; 3. WE ARE

A COUNTRY FULL OF DIVERSITY BUT WE DON’T ACCEPT EACH OTHER’S DIFFERENCES

Question 14

When King quotes Bob Hope, what is the tone of his speech?

HUMOROUS

Question 15

What is the difference between a “neighborhood” and a “brotherhood,” according to King?A NEIGHBORHOOD IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO

LIVE GEOGRAPHICALLY CLOSE TOGETHER, BUT A BROTHERHOOD IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MAY

NOT LIVE CLOSE, BUT WHO CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND ARE COMMITTED TO EQUALITY

Question 16

“Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?”

“No’m,” said the boy.

What do these lines reveal about Roger?HE IS NEGLECTED

Question 17

“Then it (Roger’s face) will get washed this evening,” said the large woman starting up the street, dragging the frightened boy behind her.

What do these lines reveal about Mrs. Jones?SHE IS CONCERNED

ABOUT ROGER

Question 18

Mrs. Jones tells Roger he should have asked her for money for the shoes:

“The boy looked at her. There was a long pause. A very long pause.”

What does the pause show about Roger?

HE IS SURPRISED AND TOUCHED, BUT

CONFUSED

Question 19

What was the theme of “Thank You, M’am”?

KINDNESS AND GOODWILL ARE STRONGER THAN FEAR

AND MISTRUST

Question 20

Readers conclude, by the end of the story, that Mrs. Jones trusts Roger. What events support that conclusion?

SHE TURNS HER BACK ON ROGER WHILE SHE COOKS

Question 21

“Alone and empty in the mornings, it looked like an unopened present from a stranger.”

What literary device is being used in this quote from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and what does the quote mean?

SIMILE; THE STORE WAS AN EXCITING

PLACE TO BE

Question 22

How is Mrs. Flowers a model of “the measure of what a human being can be” when she explains her “lessons on living” and the importance of education to Marguerite?SHE TEACHES MARGUERITE THAT SHE SHOULDN’T

TOLERATE IGNORANCE BUT REALIZE THOSE WHO CANNOT BE EDUCATED CAN STILL BE INTELLIGENT

Question 23

For what reason does Mrs. Flowers instruct Marguerite to read aloud and in as many different ways as possible?

SHE FEELS LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT IN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS AND OUR VOICES SAY SO MUCH MORE THAN WORDS ON PAPER CAN

ALONE

Question 24

How does Mrs. Flowers serve as a “lifeline” to Marguerite?SHE TEACHES HER: 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF

LANGUAGE; 2. EVEN THOSE WITHOUT FORMAL EDUCATION CAN BE INTELLIGENT; 3. TO APPRECIATE

MANY GREAT WORKS OF LITERATURE

Question 25

Who is Marguerite Johnson?

MAYA ANGELOU

Open Ended Response

The author describes Mrs. Flowers as “the lady who threw me my first lifeline.” Explain why Mrs. Flowers helped Marguerite. Use at least 3 details from the story for support.

USE THE MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR IDEAS FOR SUPPORT!