Harlem Literature Study Guide

What genre is the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafazai?

• Biography

• Auto-Biography

• Fiction

• Expose

What genre is the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot?

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Fiction

• Expose

Which of the following is not an example of a theme? 

• Money Can't buy happiness

• Hope

• Hard work pays off

• Family is more important than everything

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What did Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston have in common? 

• There were both born in Louisiana

• They both traveled a lot

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    They both were born in 1891

• They both are best known as poets

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Which of the following is the best theme of “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston? 

• Good conquers evil

• Simplicity is best

• Friendships are stronger than marriage

• Hope can never die

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Why was Zora Neale Hurston not often respected by the male writers of the era? 

• Her writing did not sell well

• She did not collaborate with others

• She did not write about the same political messages they did

• She often spoke badly about them to the media

What set Zora Neale Hurston apart from other writers? 

• She was an anthropologist, so she fictionalized real people’s stories

• She was a woman, so she only wrote about women’s issues

• She was extremely successful at a very young age

• She was a politician as well as a writer, so her work often had political messages

How did Claude McKay make his way into American literature? 

• He sent his work to Langston Hughes to be read

• He worked in the American south and was discovered

• He was born in New York City

• He left Jamaica to attend college in America

Which poems have the theme of “don’t give up on your dreams”. Select all that apply.

• Claude McKay: “December, 1919

• Georgia Douglas Johnson: “Your World”

• Langston Hughes: “Dreams”

• Langston Hughes: “The Weary Blues”

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What is one thing that all five writers studied this unit have in common? 

• They were all born in the South

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    They were all highly educated

• They were all political activists

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    They were all highly successful while alive

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