1. PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text, regarding the Harlem
Renaissance?
A. It encouraged African Americans to leave the South to pursue work in Harlem,
where African Americans were considered equals.
B. It worked to change white citizens’ perceptions of African Americans as primarily
laborers
C. It provided African Americans an opportunity to create a new identity by using
art to express their feelings and experiences.
D. It reminded white citizens that African Americans continued to suffer unjust
treatment because of their race.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.