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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Tradition"; Introduction; Part I, Legacy: "Homegoing, AD"; "The Weight"; "Lonely in America".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two reptiles are the source of the danger during the final scene of Kima Jones's prose poem "Homegoing, A.D."?
(a) Copperhead snakes and alligators.
(b) Poison Dart frogs and salamanders.
(c) Brown rattlesnakes and chameleons.
(d) Crocodiles and Gila monsters.

2. In what year was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2011.

3. To what area of the United States does the author of "Lonely in America" say that her "cultural memory of slavery" is relegated?
(a) The North.
(b) The West.
(c) The East.
(d) The South.

4. What object does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones smell that lets her know they are close to their destination?
(a) The popping corn.
(b) The sea air.
(c) The paper mill.
(d) The magnolia tree.

5. In what city was an eighteenth century gravesite discovered that contained 13 people of African ancestry?
(a) Hartford, Connecticut.
(b) Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(c) Providence, Rhode Island.
(d) Worcester, Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Trayvon Martin at the time he was killed?

2. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?

3. What adjective does the writer of "The Weight" use to describe the black narrative within the United States?

4. What is the name of the editor who curated the works in The Fire This Time?

5. Which family member's house in New Orleans had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and was subsequently visited by the author of "Lonely in America"?

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