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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 is the name of the police officer who shot Trayvon Martin?
(a) Frank Garmback.
(b) George Zimmerman.
(c) Timothy Loehmann.
(d) Roy Oliver.

2. 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) Joy.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Depression.
(d) Hope.

3. What other types of work had the editor published before curating The Fire This Time?
(a) Newspaper articles and novels.
(b) Novels and memoirs.
(c) Novels and short stories.
(d) Poetry and short stories.

4. The self-help book that the author of "Lonely in America" tries to live by within the essay says that "to become free of disappointment, one must acknowledge the obvious, then" (37) do what?
(a) Forget about it.
(b) Learn to live with it.
(c) Become familiar with its underpinnings..
(d) Embrace it.

5. 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 sea air.
(b) The paper mill.
(c) The popping corn.
(d) The magnolia tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, A.D." say that she and those with her perform "cuz gator made for water, but children born for land" (18)?

2. In the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones, what kind of state does the narrator say she found out North Carolina is?

3. What distinction does a senior editor announce as applying to the author of "The Weight" during the first week of his internship?

4. In what New Orleans area cemetery is the author of "Lonely in America's" family buried?

5. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?

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