How It Feels To Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston

In the opening sentence of the essay, Hurston relies primarily on

• An appeal to pathos

• figurative language

• historical data

• irony

• allusion

Paragraph 3 contains all of the following EXCEPT

• hyperbole

• colloquial speech

• paradox

• understatement

• metaphor

What is the "sea change" Hurston refers to in paragraph 5?

• the fact that she has matured

• a difference in the way others perceived her

• her increased sophistication after going to school in Jacksonville

• a change resulting from her education

• her family's disapproval of her

In paragraph 6, what point does Hurston make?

I. Character is more important than race

II. The legacy of racism is not part of her history

III. She is critical of her fellow African Americans

• I only

• III only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II and III

What is the primary rhetorical function of paragraph 8?

• to reinforce that Hurston has more determination than her white counterparts

• to challenge the stereotype that African Americans

• to correct a misconception about race relations

• to show sympathy for the white community

• to suggest that her situation is better than that of her white counterparts

In the example about listening to music in the New World Cabaret, Hurston

• appeals to racial pride

• embraces racial differences

• demonstrates her superiority to her white companion

• criticizes her African American counterparts

• proves that music crosses racial divisions

The central paradox in this essay is that Hurston

• criticizes the very people she wants to accept her

• employs irony and humor when she is making a serious point

• celebrates racial differences at the same time she defies racial affiliations

• identifies with both the African American and white communities

• feels conflicting emotions simultaneously

The metaphor in the final paragraph serves primarily to suggest that:

I. Hurston is a religious person

II. Classifying and labeling futile and foolish activities

III. People are more similar than different

• II only

• III only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

Hurston's tone in this essay can best be characterized as

• angry and defiant

• humors and lighthearted

• provocative and satiric

• lively and informal

• colorful and contemptuous