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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 U.S. Senator who is famous for opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 "so strenuously that he conducted the longest lone filibuster ever" for over 24 straight hours?
(a) Benjamin Cardin.
(b) Trent Lott.
(c) Thomas Carper.
(d) Strom Thurmond.

2. For what ultimate purpose does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" start her search for primary sources regarding Phillis Wheatley's life?
(a) To write a collection of essays about freed slaves.
(b) To discover more about her own identity.
(c) To write a series of poems about Phillis Wheatley.
(d) To publish a rebuttal to

3. In a letter from Phillis Wheatley to the artist Obour Tanner, Wheatley relates the death of her mistress, saying that her mistress had treated her less like a "servant" (67) and more like a what?
(a) A child.
(b) An employee.
(c) A friend.
(d) A sister.

4. At the end of her essay "Cracking the Code," Jesmyn Ward states that she imagines that a longing for what element had been a part of all of her ancestors' lives?
(a) The longing to be heard.
(b) The longing for independence.
(c) The longing to belong.
(d) The longing to be understood.

5. To what area of the United States does the author of "Lonely in America" say that her "cultural memory of slavery" is relegated?
(a) The West.
(b) The North.
(c) The East.
(d) The South.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what city did Phillis Wheatley's husband hail?

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

3. What is the name of the era in which African-Americans made leaps in advancement just after the end of slavery?

4. What two reptiles are the source of the danger during the final scene of Kima Jones's prose poem "Homegoing, A.D."?

5. What object does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones smell that lets her know they are close to their destination?

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