Quiz
1. How did poet Vachel Lindsey discover Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes?
2. According to playwright August Wilson, what got him "seriously interested in writing"?
3. Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, didn't mind that the film version of her book didn't win any Academy Awards. Why?
4. Alex Haley is most famous for authoring Roots. But what important literary work did he edit.
5. How did poet Maya Angelou get her first name?
1. How did poet Vachel Lindsey discover Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes?
While working in a restaurant, Hughes left copies of his poetry at Lindsey's table.
2. According to playwright August Wilson, what got him "seriously interested in writing"?
Seeing the effect of a love note passed to a seventh grade classmate.
3. Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, didn't mind that the film version of her book didn't win any Academy Awards. Why?
She felt the Academy only acknowledges blacks in subservient roles.
4. Alex Haley is most famous for authoring Roots. But what important literary work did he edit.
The Autobiography of Malcom X
5. How did poet Maya Angelou get her first name?
Her little brother used to call her "Mya Sister."
Better catch up on your reading.
You're a bookworm.
You win the Nobel Prize for Literature.