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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. In what state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Mississippi.

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

3. What action does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, A.D." say that she and those with her perform "cuz gator made for water, but children born for land" (18)?
(a) Jump up and down.
(b) Wave.
(c) Lie down.
(d) Run fast.

4. In the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones, what kind of state does the narrator say she found out North Carolina is?
(a) Wide.
(b) Dry.
(c) Flat.
(d) Long.

5. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

Short Answer 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?

2. What major event happened upon Phillis Wheatley's return to America from London?

3. The author of "White Rage" states that while before the Great Recession, white Americans had four times more wealth than black Americans, by 2010 the gap had increased to how many times?

4. What landmark could the author of "The Weight" see outside of the interns' office window?

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?

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