Forms of Literature: Nonfiction

Test Two

Short answer study questions. Five of these will be on the test. They are worth 10% of the total test score.

Do not bring these questions or their answers to the test.

1. What is the name given to the time period of the 1920s in New York when Black artists, musicians and writers were especially prolific?

2. "Ancient maps of the world . . . inform us, concerning the void where America was waiting to be
discovered,________"?

3. What is Alice Walker's most well-known novel (which was recently made into a musical)?

4. Where is Nine Miles?

5. What type of music did Bob Marley compose and perform?

6. What conceptual artist created "The Surrounded Islands" in Miami and "The Gates" in New York City?

7. According to Didion, what is "the truth about a notebook?"

8. What island do a large number of Miami citizens come from?

9. What is the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco known for?

10. What is another term for manic-depressive illness?