This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Queries of Unrest"; "Blacker Than Thou"; "Da Art of Storytellin' (a Prequel)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Trayvon Martin at the time he was killed?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

2. What type of internship had the author of "The Weight" been completing when he had first fallen wholly in the love with James Baldwin's works?
(a) A carpentry internship.
(b) A reporting internship.
(c) A professorial internship.
(d) A publishing internship.

3. What object does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones smell that lets her know they are close to their destination?
(a) The paper mill.
(b) The popping corn.
(c) The sea air.
(d) The magnolia tree.

4. A 2016 joint report by the NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund states that the Republicans' plan to emphasize identification requirements would adversely affect how many African-American voters?
(a) Eight million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Three million.
(d) Six million.

5. What topic is NOT listed among the issues that the author of "Lonely in America" feels unable to fixate upon in order to dispel her sense of loneliness?
(a) The failures of the federal government.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" state was the demographic makeup of her school in the 1970s?

2. 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?

3. In what state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?

4. In what New Orleans area cemetery is the author of "Lonely in America's" family buried?

5. What is the name of the editor who curated the works in The Fire This Time?

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