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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gates asserts that the two-pronged attack strategies used by whites during Redemption were of what type?

2. The postcard entitled "The Dogwood Tree" depicted how many dead men killed in a lynching?

3. Who wrote the essay entitled "The Conservation of Races" (195)?

4. In what year did Nat Turner lead a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia?

5. In what year was the NAACP founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise speech.

2. What does Gates mean when he discusses the way in which the collective image of the African American in 1890s popular culture functioned like a visual mantra?

3. Explain the concept of the Talented Tenth advocated by W.E.B. Du Bois.

4. In what way does Gates acknowledge the problematic nature of some aspects of the New Negro movement?

5. What element caused the New Negro movement to emerge?

6. How does Barbara Johnson define a stereotype and why does Gates consider her definition useful?

7. What did Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Joseph McKenna write about African Americans in a majority opinion report in 1898?

8. What is Gates's reason for citing and discussing W.E.B. Du Bois's few problematic views?

9. What was the intended goal of the group who launched the New Negro movement?

10. How many people are estimated to have been part of the Talented Tenth in 1920?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Stony the Road? Examine Gates, Jr.'s treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Gates, Jr. sending about the mythical qualities of the United States?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for Stony the Road.

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