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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 author of the essay "Black and Blue" imagined himself in childhood as the Jamaican version of what fictional character?
(a) Holden Caulfield.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Tom Sawyer.

2. What bridge does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" describe shutting down along with a group of protesters?
(a) The Manhattan Bridge.
(b) The High Bridge.
(c) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) The London Bridge.

3. How many of Mitchell Jackson's father figures were biologically related to him?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Zero.

4. How old was Tamir Rice at the time he was shot and killed by Cleveland police officers?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what feeling does the author of "Lonely in America" say she had been trying to cure in herself as a "strategy to ward off future misery" (34)?

2. What was the first name of Phillis Wheatley's mistress?

3. To which book of the Bible does the OutKast song "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 2)" refer?

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?

5. The author of the essay "Black and Blue" states that seeing a lone woman walking at night in Jamaica was as common a sight as the sight of what mythic creature?

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