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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. 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)?
(a) Depression.
(b) Joy.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Hope.

2. 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) Freedom of Movement.
(b) Public Safety.
(c) Police Accountability.
(d) Prosperity.

3. What record does The High Bridge hold within New York City?
(a) Tallest bridge.
(b) Most often traversed bridge.
(c) Longest bridge.
(d) Oldest standing bridge.

4. Who had just been killed while in police custody just before the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" and his wife returned to the United States?
(a) Sandra Bland.
(b) Tamir Rice.
(c) Michael Brown.
(d) Trayvon Martin.

5. In her essay in the Washington Post, what does Raha Jorjani argue that African-Americans could easily qualify as?
(a) Prisoners of war.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Martyrs.
(d) Aliens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Onto what feature does the speaker of the poem "Theories of Time and Space" say sand had been dumped to create a man-made beach?

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

3. To what city did the author of "Black and Blue" move in 1996 in order to attend college?

4. From what city did Phillis Wheatley's husband hail?

5. In what city does the author of "The Weight" meet his friend in order to visit the house in which James Baldwin died?

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