Read the excerpt from "the negro artist and the racial mountain." but, to my mind, it is the duty of the younger negro artist, if he accepts any duties at all from outsiders, to change through the force of his art that old whispering “i want to be white,” hidden in the aspirations of his people, to “why should i want to be white? i am a negro—and beautiful! ” in this excerpt, hughes is expressing the idea that younger artists have a responsibility to show pride in their racial heritage. more experienced artists are not as truthful as younger artists. the creations of older artists do not advance the cause of equality.

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous