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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. The series of Know Your Rights murals were commissioned by a coalition of grassroots organizations called People's Justice for Community Control and what?
(a) Public Safety.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Freedom of Movement.
(d) Police Accountability.

2. For how many hours was Michael Brown's body left facedown in the street after being shot six times by police in Ferguson?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

3. For the completion of what task did Kiese Laymon's grandmother used to stay up late on Saturday nights?
(a) Studying for her exams.
(b) Sewing her own clothes.
(c) Washing the kitchen floors.
(d) Doing the laundry.

4. What is the name of the author's wife to whom he writes, "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution"?
(a) Nastassian.
(b) Leticia.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) June.

5. From what state does Kevin Young say that his family hails?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" say his wife "had landed," even "amidst all the despair" (197)?

2. At the end of her essay "Cracking the Code," Jesmyn Ward states that she imagines that a longing for what element had been a part of all of her ancestors' lives?

3. At what age did the author of "Message to My Daughters" move to Brooklyn?

4. What song did President Barack Obama sing at the funeral for those killed in the Emanuel Mother Church massacre?

5. At what type of factory did Kiese Laymon's grandmother work for 30 years?

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