LITERATURE QUESTIONS
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The persona that the characters show the world.
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The carved masks of African gods.
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Characters from the Bible.
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Who the narrator wishes to be.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The mask, which represents the false emotions a person might “wear” in front of other people, both smiles and lies-which indicates that the outward appearance of the mask does not match the true emotions that are beneath it. In other words, the people who wear this mask aren’t smiling, and aren’t happy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The poem We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar refers to people hiding their true feelings and emotions from everyone else behind a “mask.” In the poem he refers to the cheerful facial expression that people thinks is necessary so that others don’t see how they truly feel.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poem begins with the speaker stating that “We, ” a reference to all of humankind, but specifically black Americans, put on masks. We wear them, and others use them to ignore the problems that exist in modern society.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text? Identity comes from what we do and are, not what we look like.