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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Jubilee: "Theories of Time and Space"; "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution"; "Message to My Daughters".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What belief does Mitchell Jackson hold that he underscores by calling it his "beating heart" (179)?
(a) Boys need mothers.
(b) Girls need mothers.
(c) Girls need fathers.
(d) Boys need fathers.

2. What action does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" say that one cannot take toward justice if it is to be achieved?
(a) You cannot tiptoe toward it.
(b) You cannot sneak around it.
(c) You cannot expect it.
(d) You cannot ignore it.

3. What distinction does a senior editor announce as applying to the author of "The Weight" during the first week of his internship?
(a) Least educated intern.
(b) First gay intern.
(c) Youngest intern.
(d) First black intern.

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

5. In what social media platform did Jesmyn Ward find solace after Trayvon Martin's death?
(a) Snapchat.
(b) Foursquare.
(c) Twitter.
(d) Facebook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bridge does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" describe shutting down along with a group of protesters?

2. From the deaths of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, how many indictments were handed down?

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

4. What is the name of the college that the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" attended within a rural Alabama town?

5. While Jesmyn Ward's father was born in Pass Christian, Mississippi, to what California city had he moved as a teenager in 1969?

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