AP Multiple Choice Questions

The syntax of lines “This orchestra grows rambunctious, . . . sitting motionless in his seat, smoking calmly.” in paragraph eleven serves to

• The music of that time and its richness.

• Represent the separation that has stemmed from years of segregation.

• Express how she was never going to experience things the way white people did.

• Represent how she was mocked for her culture.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In paragraph 7, the following sentence “The operation was successful and the patient is doing well, thank you.” is referring to which of the following?

• The current people being discriminated against because of the color of their skin.

• Zora Neale Hurston.

• The Reconstruction.

• The past group of people that were discriminated against for the color of their skin.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best identifies the meaning of the phrase "In my heart as well as in the mirror, I became a fast brown--warranted not to rub nor run?"

• Hurston sees her racial identity as a colorfast stain that cannot be removed, but this identity is not a prohibitory burden that slows her down.

• She didn’t understand the true impact of her skin color until she moved.

• She felt extremely homesick, and considered running away from her home in Jacksonville.

• Hurston began to see herself as others in her community see her, doubting herself because of her race.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author uses the “brown bag of miscellany” metaphor in paragraph 17 for the purpose of...

• Making the reader question the overall purpose of the essay.

• Suggesting that despite racial differences, humans are more alike than different.

• Representing racism through language that creates a clear image of oppression.

• Drawing a new conclusion regarding the “melting pot” ideology that is ingrained in the core values of America.

In paragraph 6, “I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife” best alludes to which of the following?

• The author’s hope for a breakthrough that leads to a better and more collected society.

• The author’s violent tone to the current discriminating acts she has observed.

• An act that the author uses to distract herself from racism.

• The idea that the author lacks time to care about racism and discrimination.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraph 16, the author employs best, which of the following rhetorical strategies?

• Metaphor.

• Irony.

• Rhetorical question.

• Allusion.

The author emphasizes “to think-- to know” in paragraph 7 in order to...

• To show how her actions will be closely watched.

• To show she changed her mind while writing.

• To convey the importance of her ancestors.

• To show her thinking in the writing.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The author uses “the water” in paragraph 10 for the purpose of..

• An analogy to the people in Barnard.

• An use of imagery to keep the reader's attention.

• A symbol of a crowd and being amongst it.

• Showing the reader what life was like at Barnard.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In paragraph 2, the phrase “the very day I became colored” holds what meaning?

• The author did not accept being colored until she moved.

• People began to berate her in her new environment because she was colored.

• The author, upon moving, began to recognize reinforced ideas about skin color she was unfamiliar with before.

• The author did not become colored until she moved.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the context of the paragraph, the line “He is so pale in his whiteness then and I am so colored” means what?

• The man is pale compared to the author’s skin tone.

• The man believes he is better than Zora because of his whiteness.

• The man enjoys the music because it is being played by black musicians.

• Both the author and the man’s racial correlations and backgrounds are prevalent in how they perceive the music playing.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3