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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Queries of Unrest"; "Blacker Than Thou"; "Da Art of Storytellin' (a Prequel)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state did the author's mother in "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" grow up, ensconced in poverty?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

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 publish a rebuttal to
(b) To discover more about her own identity.
(c) To write a collection of essays about freed slaves.
(d) To write a series of poems about Phillis Wheatley.

3. In what year was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2013.

4. Whose original literary work inspired the title of The Fire This Time?
(a) Phyllis Wheatley.
(b) Ralph Ellison.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Langston Hughes.

5. How often do historians say lynchings of African-Americans occurred in the early decades of the twentieth century?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every four days.
(d) Every week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Kiese Laymon call his grandmother?

2. Jesmyn Ward's father is 51% Native American and is registered as a member of what tribe?

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

5. How many African-Americans does the author of "Where Do We Go from Here?" say fled from the Jim Crow caste system enacted in the South?

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