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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. In what state did Kiese Laymon's grandmother live and work?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Louisiana.

2. How does the author of "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning" end her list of rules that she says may help a black person avoid being killed?
(a) No hands in your pockets.
(b) No living while black.
(c) No standing your ground.
(d) No walking at night.

3. For which organization did Rachel Dolezal serve as a chapter president before the news broke that she was feigning her African-American ancestry?
(a) The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice.
(b) The National Urban League.
(c) Jack and Jill of America.
(d) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

4. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" state was the demographic makeup of her school in the 1970s?
(a) 48% African American and 52% Caucasian.
(b) 99% African-American.
(c) 23% African-American, 48% Caucasian, and 29% Native American.
(d) 99% Caucasian.

5. For how many hours was Michael Brown's body left facedown in the street after being shot six times by police in Ferguson?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to Andre 3000, who is the other member of OutKast?

2. What does Emily Raboteau say had been the primary goal of the perpetrator of the previous week's tragedy on the day her family walks over The High Bridge?

3. Kiese Laymon reports that it "was only after listening to ATLliens" that he realized where he needed to go as a human being and an artist. What did he decide he needed to do?

4. Kevin Young begins his essay "Blacker Than Thou" by discussing which movie in which Steve Martin plays the lead role?

5. In order to get away from the site of the murder of her son, Tamir Rice, Samaria Rice moved out of her Cleveland home and into what type of dwelling?

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