Poetry of Langston Hughes Answers

What statement is Hurston making about the African American community through the voice of her narrator?

Some African Americans worshipped people who were cruel; thus making the judgments of them questionable in general.

Some African Americans followed white superiority like a religion, judging themselves using a social hierarchy based on skin color.

Some African Americans saw a clear line between racial groups; therefore, all African Americans had the same status in their eyes.

How does Hurston convey a voice that allows the reader to make inferences about the author’s cultural experiences?

Hurston uses an overly formal and academic tone.

Hurston mixes elements of formal language and colloquialism.

Hurston uses a variety of sentence structures.

Hurston describes her characters in very literal terms.

What can you infer about Hurston’s cultural experiences from her writing voice?

She is most familiar with refined, well-educated people.

She is most at home in a rural community.

She has been exposed to groups that vary culturally and socioeconomically.

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