Serious African American Literature I

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

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

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

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? Hannah Crafts Harriet Tubman Phyllis Wheatly Harriet Jacobs

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

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

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? Giovanni's Room The Fire Next Time Notes of a Native Son Go Tell It on the Mountain

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 Pearl Cleage Maya Angelou Nikki Giovanni