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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. How long did DuBois’ son live before dying?

2. What does DuBois say blacks typically see in the area of law and justice?

3. How did being kicked out of school change John?

4. Why does DuBois say tenant farmers do not improve their land?

5. Where does DuBois say Alexander Crummell came from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does DuBois characterize the Preacher in the Southern Negro revival meeting?

2. What is the role of music in the coming of John?

3. What was the Port Royal experiment?

4. How did Alexander Crummell overcome the temptation of Hate?

5. What vision does DuBois have, of the blacks’ importance in the world economy?

6. What is DuBois’ final hope for his book?

7. How does this chapter differ from the previous chapters?

8. What took John so long to go home?

9. How does DuBois characterize the Frenzy the Southern Negro revival meeting?

10. What vision does DuBois have, of a future for American blacks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outrage over slavery is almost inescapable, but DuBois largely avoids it. Still, he has to include it in some way. Using examples from the text, describe how DuBois both includes and proposes to reconcile the powerful feelings that are associated with the history of black exploitation in the South.

Essay Topic 2

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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