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Identify the author of the passage below: . . . [A]mongst the poor chained men, I found some of my own nation, which in small degree gave ease to my mind. I inquired of these what was to be done with us? They gave me to understand we were  to be carried to these white people’s country to work for them. I then was a little revived, and thought, if it were no worse than working, my situation was not so desperate; but still I feared I should be put to death, the white people looked and acted, as I thought, in so savage a manner; for I had never seen among any people such instances of  brutal cruelty; and this not only shown towards us blacks, but also to some of the whites themselves.

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil,” Who is the first one who asks Mr. Hooper why he is wearing the veil?

TRUE or FALSE: One of the beliefs of transcendentalism that is evident in Emerson’s works is the focus on individualism. 

The narrator of the tale, “Rip Van Winkle,” is Diedrich Knickerbocker. (TRUE/FALSE)

TRUE or FALSE: In James Fenimore Cooper’s “The Last of the Mohicans,” Chingachgook has no children and considers himself to be “the last of the Mohicans.”

The following quotation from Olaudah Equiano’s narrative includes an example of which literary device? “We were conducted immediately to the merchant’s yard, where we were all pent up together, like so many sheep in a fold, without regard to sex or age” (A-662). 

TRUE or FALSE: Since the publication of his Narrative, scholars have confirmed that Olaudah Equiano was  born in Africa, specifically Nigeria.

In “Rip Van Winkle,” Rip and his wife have a son named Harry who is a lot like his father. (TRUE/FALSE)

Consider the following claim: In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Birth-Mark,” Georgiana’s birthmark is literally a physical flaw thought to tarnish her beauty. However, Aylmer interprets the birthmark as a sign of deeper flaws. The primary conflict in the story results from the symbolic meaning that Aylmer ascribes to the birthmark. Which of the following quotations could be used to support this claim? Select all that apply. 

TRUE or FALSE: In Nature, Emerson argues that human beings should follow laws and beliefs that have been provided in the past.