Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Question 1

Which pair of words could be combined into a paradoxical statement?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: noise, silence

Question 2

Identify the paradox in the passage.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: young men who have old minds

Question 3

Which statements explain the point that Caputo is making through this paradox? Check all of the boxes that match the excerpt.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Young soldiers were forced to witness death at an early age.; C: War forced young soldiers to grow up and mature.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is a paradox?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: “Men work together . . . whether they work together or apart.” (“The Tuft of Flowers,” Robert Frost)

Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice Answers