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Straight Outta Harlem

Zora Zora Zora

She ain't got no soul!

100

Which of these inferences is best supported by lines 2–3 of the poem?

I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.

The speaker is an old man.

The rivers mentioned were the sites of human bloodshed.

Rivers have been around since the beginning of time.

Rivers are like human veins, they both have a pulse and a flow.

Rivers have been around since the beginning of time

100

What is most closely a theme of “How It Feels to be Colored Me”?

American racism comes in many different forms.
To some degree, we are all wiser when we are children.
White people and black people simply cannot communicate.
Race may inform identity, but it does not solely define who you are.

Race may inform identity, but it does not solely define who you are.

100

The following passage mainly suggests that..

As the day of the ceremony drew near, Julio’s love making became more ardent and persistent. I promised to give him my answer after the Virgin’s coronation. That evening always will live in my mind. The Virgin herself must have blessed it. Balmy yet cool, sweet-scented with many flowers. The white-clad, white veiled girls, the singing of the Avé Maria, and the flickering of the candles in the dusk as we wended our way into the church, made me forget all but that I was a child of Mary. As I knelt at the Virgin’s feet to offer my flowers, I also left another offering, my love for Julio—I gave it up that Rosario might be happy.

the woman’s decision to leave Julio stems from her own personal guilt
the woman’s piety is what eventually convinces her that she must do what is right
the woman justifies her affair because she is holy in all other aspects of her life
Julio disagrees with the woman’s decision to leave him to make Rosario happy

the woman’s piety is what eventually convinces her that she must do what is right

200

The meaning of "when dawns were young."

in the speaker’s youth
a long time ago
in the twilight period
while still dark outside

a long time ago

200

Figurative language such as “I follow these heathen” and “I dance wildly within myself” suggest what about the author's reaction to the music?

The figurative language shows that the music makes the author very anxious.
The figurative language shows that the author very much dislikes the music.
The figurative language shows that the music brings out passion in the author.
The figurative language shows that different people have different reactions to music.

The figurative language shows that the music brings out passion in the author.

200

Inference:

“When he came to see me I told him of my resolution. I let him see the enormity of our sin and our wickedness! I urged him not to see me again. How bitter our parting was! But in spite of the heartache, I felt free and light-hearted because of my sacrifice. As Julio kissed my hand for the last time, Rosario came into the room. She did not say anything. Neither did I. I had no explanation to offer. ‘She will know all from him when he sees her later this evening,’ I thought, for he had promised me to call on her that night.

The woman felt nothing but sorrow for having given up her one true love.
The woman felt a sense of relief at having given up her love for the good of her friend.
Julio refused to acknowledge the woman’s decision to end their relationship.
Rosario would never be able to forgive her friend, and would torment her for the rest of her life.

The woman felt a sense of relief at having given up her love for the good of her friend.

300

The central idea of this passage: "You live in my house, sleep on my bedclothes, fill your belly up on my food... cause you my son. You my flesh and blood. Not cause I like you! Cause it’s my duty to take care of you."

Troy resents having to take care of his family.
Troy and his boss have a hostile relationship.
Troy dislikes Cory.
For Troy, parenthood is not about love or affection but about providing daily necessities.

For Troy, parenthood is not about love or affection but about providing daily necessities.

300

the intended effect of the author's hyperbolic descriptions of her actions while listening to the music

They intend to illustrate the stark contrast between her reaction to the music and that of her white companion.
They intend to illustrate the intense personal connection that the author has to jazz music because of where she comes from.
They intend to illustrate how negative of a reaction the author has to the music.
They intend to illustrate for the reader how music plays an important role in the author’s adult life.

They intend to illustrate the stark contrast between her reaction to the music and that of her white companion.

400

“We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries

To thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing, but oh the clay is vile

Beneath our feet, and long the mile.”

They cry out to Jesus as a form of religious celebration.
They cry out because the path to freedom has been long, but it’s finally over.
They cry out because the path they have been walking is torturous.
They cry out for guidance since they have to continue to live in an unjust world.

They cry out for guidance since they have to continue to live in an unjust world.

400

"I was not Zora of Orange County any more, I was now a little colored girl. I found it out in certain ways. In my heart as well as in the mirror, I became a fast brown"

Eatonville was the only non-racist town in Florida.
In the state’s cities, people of color were treated in very specific ways.
Jacksonville was the only non-racist town in Florida.
In Eatonville, colored people were treated badly.

In the state’s cities, people of color were treated in very specific ways.

500

Find the metaphor

“. . . that’s your neighborhood out there! You got the right to keep it like you want!”
“. . . And maybe I’ll just get down on my black knees . . .”
“That is not a man. That is nothing but a toothless rat.”
“Yes—death done come in this here house. . . . Done come walking in my house on the lips of my children.”

“That is not a man. That is nothing but a toothless rat.”

500

How does Hurston’s description of dancing to jazz add to the development of the essay’s themes?

By showing how certain situations make Hurston feel more colored than others
By establishing her very “white” disinterest in the physicality of jazz
By revealing how different she is than white people and other black people
By presenting jazz as the “Jacksonville of music”

By showing how certain situations make Hurston feel more colored than others