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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. How many books of Phillis Wheatley's poetry were published during her lifetime?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 1.

2. How does the author of "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning" characterize the attempt by some white people to amend the language of the Black Lives Matter movement to All Lives Matter?
(a) Ethnocentrism personified.
(b) Unintentional ignorance.
(c) Subliminal racism.
(d) Centralizing whiteness.

3. The author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" states that most of the information about Phillis Wheatley comes from a book published how many years after the poet's death?
(a) 75.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

4. From the deaths of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, how many indictments were handed down?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Zero.
(d) Three.

5. What two things does Kevin Young state that people must not have done in a while if they are surprised by "a white lady darkening her skin and curling her hair"? (106)
(a) They have not opened their eyes or taken a walk.
(b) They have not been out of the house or been online.
(c) They have not watched a sitcom or read a book.
(d) They have not read the newspapers or watched the news.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Kiese Laymon's grandmother live and work?

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

3. At what age had the author of the essay "Black and Blue" begun walking in Jamaica after dark?

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

5. Whose original literary work inspired the title of The Fire This Time?

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