Serious African American Literature I

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1. Which member of the Black Panther Party wrote "Soul on Ice"? Eldridge Cleaver Stokely Carmichael Malcolm X Huey Newton

2. In which year was Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" published? 1941 1952 1945 1950

3. In "The Color Purple", what was the first name of Celie's husband? Albert Harpo Mister Bigger

4. Which author wrote about the troubled and tragic character, Bigger Thomas? Langston Hughes James Baldwin Richard Wright Walter Mosley

5. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" was written by which former slave? Harriet Jacobs Phyllis Wheatly Hannah Crafts Harriet Tubman

6. When Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, which of the following novels was her most recent work? Tar Baby Jazz Beloved Sula

7. This author of science fiction wrote "Kindred", "Parable of the Sower", and "Fledgling" and died on Feb. 24, 2006. Who is it? Octavia Butler J. California Cooper Omar Tyree Alice Walker

8. What is the shared last name of the authors who wrote "Jubilee" and "Meridian"? Neale-Hurston Clifton Williams Walker

9. For which work is James Baldwin most noted? The Fire Next Time Giovanni's Room Go Tell It on the Mountain Notes of a Native Son

10. This poet was included in Oprah's 2005 Legends Ball. She is also a novelist whose book has been selected as an Oprah Book Club selection. Who is she? Toni Morrison Nikki Giovanni Maya Angelou Pearl Cleage