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. In what country did Rachel Dolezal falsely claim to have lived?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Jordan.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Zimbabwe.

2. At what age did the poet Phillis Wheatley die?
(a) 38.
(b) 42.
(c) 34.
(d) 28.

3. In what location did Granddaddy die within Kima Jones's poem "Homegoing, A.D."?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) On the porch.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In his bed.

4. What is the name of the editor who curated the works in The Fire This Time?
(a) Jessica Walsh.
(b) James Thurber.
(c) Jasmine Walker.
(d) Jesmyn Ward.

5. The final line of the poem "Queries of Unrest" references "trying to save them the time of" doing what "to darkness when all they have to do is close their eyes" (100)?
(a) Ignoring.
(b) Planting.
(c) Witnessing.
(d) Burying.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why was Michael Brown's mother Lesley McSpadden prohibited from coming close to her son's body during the time he lay in the street?

5. The series of Know Your Rights murals were placed in all of New York City's burroughs, with the exception of which burrough?

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