James Baldwin and Zora Neale Hurston

Which year did James Baldwin write his famous letter, My Dungeon Shook, to his nephew?

• 1962/1963

• 1928

• 1948

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Which event happened first?

• Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga, AL.

• James Baldwin wrote "My Dungeon Shook"

• Zora Neale Hurston wrote "How it Feels to be Colored Me"

• James Baldwin was born in Harlem, NY.

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Why are some reasons why the essay "How it Feels to be Colored Me" was more optimistic than "My Dungeon Shook"? PICK TWO best options.

• Zora Neale Hurston was writing over 30 years earlier so she did not have the same freedoms when writing.

• James Baldwin was a man so he had more freedom than Zora Neale Hurston had and could right more explicitly.

• James Baldwin has a more pesissmistic personality.

• Zora Neale Hurston was only writing to black people so she wanted to stay positive.

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Based on the evidence in "My Dungeon Shook", we can assume that James Baldwin would say the American Dream is a myth. Not everybody has the same opportunities in this country.

• True

• False

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Based on evidence from "How it Feels to Be Colored Me", we can assume that Zora Neale Hurston might say the American Dream is a reality.

• True

• False

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In "How it Feels to be Colored Me" why does Zora Neale Hurston highlight a major difference between her experience and her white friend's experience at a bar?

• She wants to highlight that there are differences between people because of their race, religion, culture, gender, etc.

• She is colorblind and thinks all people are the same.

• She wants to show that white people are boring and do notlike good music.

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Who is James Baldwin writing the letter "My Dungeon Shook" to?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• His nephew James

• White people living in America.

• Black people in America.

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Why does James keep repeating the phrases "innocent" and "well-meaning"?

• James is describing how innocent people are the ones who need to stand up and fight.

• James knows that white people have been innocent throughout American history.

• James Baldwin is being sarcastic because white people are always claiming they are innocent when it comes to racism, but, in fact, people claiming innocence and doing nothing is the real problem.

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What is James Baldwin saying in the following lines, “You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were black and for no other reason. The limits of your ambition were, thus, expected to be set forever”?

• The reason why you were born into the financial situation and neighborhood you were born into was because of the color of your skin.

• White people forced you into the situation you were in after you were born.

• You need to find opportunities to be successful in your life.

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Zora Neale Hurston realized she was a "little colored girl" when...

• she moved away from her hometown at the age of 13.

• when she had an encounter with the Northerners

• when she went to NYC to study.

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