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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Legacy: "Where Do We Go from Here?"; "The Dear Pledges of Our Love: A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband"; "White Rage"; "Cracking the Code".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jesmyn Ward's father is 51% Native American and is registered as a member of what tribe?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Blackfoot.
(d) Choctaw.

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

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

4. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?
(a) Serene and sterile.
(b) Stark and futuristic.
(c) Blinding and sterile.
(d) Stately and grand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Phillis Wheatley, at least how many other slaves did her master own during his lifetime?

2. In the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones, what kind of state does the narrator say she found out North Carolina is?

3. How many hours does the road trip described in "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones last?

4. How often do historians say lynchings of African-Americans occurred in the early decades of the twentieth century?

5. In what city does the author of "The Weight" meet his friend in order to visit the house in which James Baldwin died?

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