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What is the central claim of "What the Black Man Wants"?

A
The history of the United States’ treatment of Black people is strikingly unjust and atrocious.
B
There is no logic behind the oppression of certain groups, such as Black people and women.
C
Slavery is a violation of human rights and should be abolished immediately.
D
Black men deserve full equality as citizens, especially the right to vote.
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Which excerpt from "What the Black Man Wants" best summarizes the speech?

A
I do not know, from what has been said, that there is any difference of opinion as to the duty of abolitionists, at the present moment.
B
How can we get up any difference at this point, or at any point, where we are so united, so agreed?
C
I am for the “immediate, unconditional, and universal” enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union.
D
Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because some one else is deprived of that privilege?
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How does Douglass use tone to effectively convey his message in "What the Black Man Wants"?

A
Douglass uses a passionate tone to strengthen the logical arguments he makes about universal suffrage.
B
Douglass uses an angry tone to convey the idea that the black man is bitter about the absence of universal suffrage.
C
Douglass uses a sorrowful tone to elicit sympathy and guilt in hopes of achieving universal suffrage.
D
Douglass uses a threatening tone to issue the inflexible demands he has prepared about universal suffrage.
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Which best describes the main idea of the fourth paragraph, which begins “We dare not to,” in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address?

A
United States’ citizens remember the history of their country and value freedom.
B
The new generation is committed to fighting only for human rights in their country.
C
The new generation of United States’ citizens will continue to fight for freedom.
D
The United States will not rely on history in order to help bring peace to the entire world.
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Read the sentence from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address.And let every other power know that this Hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.Which best describes the feeling Kennedy intends to convey in this sentence?

A
openness and flexibility
B
dominance and unity
C
hostility and aggression
D
influence and vulnerability
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Read the excerpt from A Man's World.FRITZ—Oh—but de talk—de talk—I can't stand it for you. When you go out like dis people don't believe it is for your work. They say you have a lover—they say he writes your books.FRANK—That's very flattering. It means that they think they are too good for a woman to do.Which best describes why this excerpt is ironic?

A
Frank should be insulted that people say that a man writes her books, but she actually views it as a compliment.
B
Fritz feels that Frank should not go out alone, but Frank does not seem to care what other people think.
C
Frank actually has a man who writes her books, but she denies this fact because she does not want people to know.
D
Fritz warns Frank that people will question why she is going out alone at night, but it is actually Fritz himself who does not want her to go.
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Which excerpt from A Man's World contains a stage direction?

A
FRITZ—You are tired to-night, Yah? Un?
B
FRANK—Now—now—Fritzie—if you get fidgety—
C
FRITZ—(Sitting at L. of desk.) No—but you—
D
FRANK—Kiddie will be the end of everything for me.
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Read the excerpt from a New York Times review written about the play entitled A Man's World.Well, for one thing, as per the caption of Miss Rachel Crothers’s play, that this is a man’s world. But what is isn’t necessarily right, though there are a lot of people who go on believing so. However, as Miss Crothers probably knows as well as any one, this play and many others equally strong and to the point will not change conditions. Which statement best describes this excerpt?

A
It contains facts about whether or not A Man’s World will impact social norms.
B
It contains facts about how A Man’s World will impact viewers.
C
It contains the opinion of a person who saw A Man’s World.
D
It contains the opinion of the person who wrote A Man’s World.
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Read the excerpt from "'Why do I love' You, Sir?".The Wind does not require the GrassTo answer—Wherefore when He passShe cannot keep Her place.What is being described in these lines?

A
how the wind looks like a woman
B
how the wind pushes the grass
C
how the grass appears upright
D
how the wind feels when it blows
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Which statement describes a similarity between “That I did always love” and "'Why do I love' You, Sir?"?

A
Both poems address the subject of undying passion.
B
Both poems contain an unreachable object or goal.
C
Both poems convey a sense of desperation.
D
Both poems end on a note of optimism about receiving love.

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