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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 1 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 1, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo

Essay Questions



Analysis Essay Quiz



1

What is Phillis Wheatley's attitude to Christianity? About blacks as Christians?
2

Why was Phillis Wheatley's collected poetry published in London? (See the "Voices from the Gap" website.)

Evaluation Essay Quiz



3

What poem best reflects Phillis Wheatley's attitudes about her life in the American colonies?
4

Why might Phillis Wheatley's poem, "To His Excellency General Washington," be regarded as a Neo-classical work?

Interpretation Essay Quiz



5

Why might some readers take offense at the attitudes of Phillis Wheatley as they are expressed in "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?
6

What may have moved Phillis Wheatley to write a tribute on the death of the Reverend George Whitefield?








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