Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Most of my own poems are racial in theme and treatment, derived from the life I know. In many of them I try to grasp and hold some of the meanings and rhythms of jazz. I am as sincere as I know how to be in these poems and yet after every reading I answer questions like these from my own people: Do you think Negroes should always write about Negroes? I wish you wouldn't read some of your poems to white folks. How do you find anything interesting in a place like a cabaret? Why do you write about black people? You aren't black. What makes you do so many jazz poems? Based on this excerpt from "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," readers can infer that Langston Hughes _____. Select all that apply.
writes mostly about the Black American experience

receives significant criticism from the black community

feels ashamed of the black community's internalized racism

writes texts that appeal to all members of the black community

Answer 1

The correct answers are A and B.

Based on this excerpt from "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," we can infer that Langston Hughes mostly refer to the Black American experience in his poems because it is what he knows best. Like every other writter, Hughes bases his stories and poems on his own life experience.

We can also infer that he got strong critics from the black community. Hughes was constantly questioned for the topics he decided to writte about, for his usage of black american elements, such as jazz, or even for sharing his art with white people.

Answer 2

I have the same thing i i think it is c and a