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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. 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 North.
(b) The West.
(c) The East.
(d) The South.

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

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

4. What name did Kiese Laymon call his grandmother?
(a) Grandmama.
(b) Gran.
(c) Mama.
(d) Granny.

5. What song did President Barack Obama sing at the funeral for those killed in the Emanuel Mother Church massacre?
(a) My Country 'Tis of Thee.
(b) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Ave Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distinction does a senior editor announce as applying to the author of "The Weight" during the first week of his internship?

2. When Kiese Laymon states all of the things that the album ATLliens brought him to love about himself, what is an item that is NOT on his list?

3. In what social media platform did Jesmyn Ward find solace after Trayvon Martin's death?

4. How does the author of "Lonely in America" say she would likely have handled being enslaved?

5. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" name as her own mother's voice type?

(see the answer key)

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