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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Black and Blue"; "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning"; "Know Your Rights!"; "Composite Pops".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what meal did Kiese Laymon's grandmother make him take a teaspoon of cod liver oil whenever he stayed with her?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Brunch.

2. In order to get away from the site of the murder of her son, Tamir Rice, Samaria Rice moved out of her Cleveland home and into what type of dwelling?
(a) A condominium.
(b) A relative's home.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A homeless shelter.

3. What was the first name of Phillis Wheatley's mistress?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Clementine.
(d) Melanie.

4. When Kevin Young writes that being black is not a paid position, to what type of position does he liken it instead?
(a) An apprenticeship.
(b) An indentured servitude.
(c) An internship.
(d) A volunteer position.

5. What is the name of the college that the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" attended within a rural Alabama town?
(a) Talladega College.
(b) Carlsbad College.
(c) Affinity College.
(d) Trinity College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief does Mitchell Jackson hold that he underscores by calling it his "beating heart" (179)?

2. What finding in the results of Jesmyn Ward's genetic testing results shocked her?

3. For how many years had The High Bridge been inactive before reopening again just before Emily Raboteau and her family took a walk across it?

4. How old was Tamir Rice at the time he was shot and killed by Cleveland police officers?

5. In what state did the author's mother in "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" grow up, ensconced in poverty?

(see the answer key)

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