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? 1952 1945 1941 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? Richard Wright Walter Mosley James Baldwin Langston Hughes

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

6. Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature for which novel? Tar Baby (1981) Sula (1973) The Bluest Eye (1970) Beloved (1987)

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

8. Which female author wrote both "Jubilee" and "Meridian"? She is also a poet and activist. Zora Neale-Hurston Lucile Clifton Alice Walker Margaret Walker

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

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? Nikki Giovanni Toni Morrison Pearl Cleage Maya Angelou