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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Legacy: "Where Do We Go from Here?"; "The Dear Pledges of Our Love: A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband"; "White Rage"; "Cracking the Code".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the police officer who shot Trayvon Martin?
(a) Frank Garmback.
(b) George Zimmerman.
(c) Timothy Loehmann.
(d) Roy Oliver.

2. From what city did Phillis Wheatley's husband hail?
(a) Boston.
(b) Providence.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Hartford.

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 popping corn.
(b) The magnolia tree.
(c) The sea air.
(d) The paper mill.

4. In what city was an eighteenth century gravesite discovered that contained 13 people of African ancestry?
(a) Hartford, Connecticut.
(b) Providence, Rhode Island.
(c) Worcester, Massachusetts.
(d) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

5. In the essay "Where Do We Go from Here?", continual progress for African-Americans is claimed to be a what?
(a) A birthright.
(b) A moral certainty.
(c) A myth.
(d) A reason for hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of Phillis Wheatley's mistress?

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

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

4. What are the estimates regarding how often an African-American is now killed by police within the United States, circa 2018?

5. How many hours does the road trip described in "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones last?

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