How Did Wheatley Demonstrate That She Approved of the Adoption

question 30

Multiple Choice

How did Wheatley demonstrate that she approved of the adoption of white culture by blacks?

• A) Wheatley sought to write poetry exactly like the popular white style.
• B) Wheatley refused to marry a black man.
• C) Wheatley supported the British cause above the Americans' revolutionary ideas.
• D) Actually, Wheatley absorbed white values, but also held views that were contradictory to those of her white masters and demonstrated pride in her race's abilities.

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