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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. Kiese Laymon reports that it "was only after listening to ATLliens" that he realized where he needed to go as a human being and an artist. What did he decide he needed to do?
(a) Write fiction.
(b) Be an emcee.
(c) Write memoirs.
(d) Make music.

2. What singer does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" quote when he states, "Revolution has sounded like a whisper" (201)?
(a) Tracy Chapman.
(b) Erykah Badu.
(c) Lauryn Hill.
(d) Bob Dylan.

3. When Kiese Laymon states all of the things that the album ATLliens brought him to love about himself, what is an item that is NOT on his list?
(a) His blackness.
(b) His tendency to anger quickly.
(c) His Southernness.
(d) His celibate lifestyle.

4. Who is the poet who wrote the poem "Theories of Time and Space"?
(a) Natasha Tretheway.
(b) Emily Raboteau.
(c) Jesmyn Ward.
(d) Daniel Jose Older.

5. Which of her audiences does Kiese Laymon say his grandmother had considered to be the most important audience of her work?
(a) Preceding Southern black women workers.
(b) White male shift managers.
(c) Upcoming Southern black women workers.
(d) The women at her church.

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. What activity does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" say his wife is performing as he writes his letter to her?

3. In addition to Andre 3000, who is the other member of OutKast?

4. What is the main pastime depicted within the poem "The Tradition"?

5. What author does the poem "Queries of Unrest" reference in its dedication?

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