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At the beginning of the story, “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, what did Sykes use to scare Delia?

Multiple-Choice Select the correct answer

Compare your stance on identity to Maggie and Dee’s character in “Everyday Use.” Is identity defined by what you have and do, or is identity defined from a story of a legacy, or something else?

Compare and contrast the use of first-person in two poems by Langston Hughes. In what ways does the speaker’s “I” differ in each poem and in what ways is it similar? (Note: Select two of the following poems: “Mother to Son,” “Theme for English B,’ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “Song for a Dark Girl” and “I Too”).