21.What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) African American paintings in the 1920’s
(B) An arts movement of the 1920’s
(C) The influence of Alain Locke on African American art
(D) Some ways in which African culture inspired American literature, art and music

17. Some birds that are molting maintain balance during flight by (A) constantly preening and caring for their remaining feathers (B) dropping flight feathers on both sides at the same time (C) adjusting the angle of their flight to compensate for lost feathers (D) only losing one-third of their feathers

18.The word “Others” in line 21 refers to (A) ducks (B) sides (C) species (D) flight feathers

19.The author discusses ducks in order to provide an example of birds that (A) grow replacement feathers that are very long (B) shed all their wing feathers at one time (C) keep their innermost feathers (D) shed their outermost feathers first

20. It can inferred from the discussion about ducks that the molting of their flight feathers takes. (A) a year (B) a season (C) several months (D) a few weeks

22. According to the passage, Tomas Eakins, Robert Henri, and George Luks were important because of (A) the philosophical contributions they made to the Harlem Renaissance (B) their development of a new style of African American art (C) they way in which they depicted African Americans in their paintings (D) their independence from European artistic traditions

23. The word “them” in line 11 refers to (A) Americans of European descent (B) paintings (C) African American artists (D) attitudes

24. According to the passage, African American artists of the 1920’s differed from earlier African American artists in terms of their feelings about (A) themselves (B) other artists (C) their impact on American art (D) stereotypes

25.The word “urged” in line 17 is closest in meaning to (A) prepared (B) defined (C) permitted (D) encouraged

26. Alain Locke believed all of the following to be important to the African American artistic movement EXCEPT (A) pride in African art (B) cultural pluralism (C) collaboration with other artists (D) withdrawal from American culture

27. In mentioning “the pulse and beat” (line24) of Harlem during the 1920’s, the author is characterizing the district as one that (A) depended greatly on its interaction with other parts of the city (B) grew economically in a short period of time (C) was an exciting place to be (D) was in danger of losing population