In the manner of Benjamin Franklin, whom he greatly admired, Frederick Douglass presented himself as a representative American whose rise in the culture attested to the possibilities inherent in the nation’s egalitarian ideology.  This is also known as the concept of  ___________________.

In “The Cask of Amontillado,” the word “mason” has a double meaning.

What interesting grammatical feature did Mary Rowlandson use in her captivity narrative  that seemed to indicate that she was still emotionally affected by her captivity experience?

Which of the following if NOT a defining characteristic of transcendentalism?

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remained in obscurity until the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements of the 1960s and 1970s spurred a reprint of the work in 1973.  Not until the extensive archival work of Jean Fagan Yellin did Incidents begin to take its place as a major African American slave narrative.

In Part I of the Franklin’s Autobiography, Franklin’s errata can be characterized in terms of __________, ____________, ______________.

Identify the author of the following quote: “My rambling brat (in print) should mother call.”

Identify the work in which the following quote appears:  “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.”

Harriet Jacobs used her narrative to highlight the unique cruelties of the slavery experience by women, including sexual abuse, exploitation, and violence.

Identify the author of the following quote: “Make me, O Lord, Thy Spinning Wheel Complete.”