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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Tradition"; Introduction; Part I, Legacy: "Homegoing, AD"; "The Weight"; "Lonely in America".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones, what kind of state does the narrator say she found out North Carolina is?
(a) Long.
(b) Flat.
(c) Dry.
(d) Wide.

2. In what city does the author of "The Weight" meet his friend in order to visit the house in which James Baldwin died?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nice.
(d) Lisbon.

3. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?
(a) Blinding and sterile.
(b) Stark and futuristic.
(c) Stately and grand.
(d) Serene and sterile.

4. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?
(a) Courage.
(b) Hope.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Dismay.

5. In what state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Florida.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main pastime depicted within the poem "The Tradition"?

2. Once the author of "The Weight" stopped reading James Baldwin's works in order to separate his own work from that of James Baldwin's, what is NOT one author he mentions reading voraciously?

3. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?

4. What is the occasion bringing everyone together within the poem "Homegoing, A.D. by Kima Jones?

5. What other types of work had the editor published before curating The Fire This Time?

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