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How It Feels to Be Colored Me

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

11th Grade

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How It Feels to Be Colored Me
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What central idea does Hurston emphasize with the phrase "became colored" in paragraph 2?

Race is not the foundation of her identity

Her skin color changed when she turned thirteen

Social context influences how she feels about her racial identity

She did not always feel discriminated against because of her color

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Which stylized phrase in paragraphs 3-4 most effectively captures Hurston's feelings about her interactions with the tourists who passed through her childhood town?

"Proscenium box for a born first-nighter." (Par 3)

"If one of my family happened to come to the front in time to see me, of course negotiations would be rudely broken off." (Par 3)

"I was the first 'welcome-to-our-state' Floridian..." (Par 3)

"They liked to hear me 'speak pieces' and sing and wanted to see me dance the parse-me-la, and gave me generously of their small silver for doing these things..." (Par 4)

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What inference can readers make based on the details of paragraph 5?

Hurston's color eclipsed other parts of her identity

Hurston was discriminated against because of her color.

The population of Jacksonville was predominately white.

As a thirteen-year-old, Hurston did not like her new school.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Which reason in paragraph 7 best supports Hurston's claim that she is not "tragically colored"? (Par 6)

"Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the grand-daughter of slaves."

"Slavery is sixty years in the past."

"No one on earth ever had a greater chance for glory."

"...I shall get twice as much praise or twice as much blame."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What point does Hurston make with the metaphor she develops in Paragraph 10?

Hurston sometimes feels overwhelmed by the way others see her

Hurston's own identity remains intact despite external circumstances.

Hurston fears that her racial identity will be eroded by her surroundings.

Hurston's feelings about her color cannot be easily washed away by outside forces.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

From the description of the performance at the jazz club, the reader can infer that

the New World Cabaret does not have many white patrons

the author values jazz as a part of her cultural heritage

the musicians in the orchestra are African American

the white friend did not enjoy the performance

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Which sentence in paragraph 11 most effectively expresses Hurston's physical connection with the music at The New World Cabaret?

"It constricts the throat and splits the heart with its tempos and narcotic harmonies."

"I hurl it true to the mark yeeeooww!"

"I am in the jungle and living in the jungle way."

"My pulse is throbbing like a war drum."

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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

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