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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 occasion bringing everyone together within the poem "Homegoing, A.D. by Kima Jones?
(a) A wedding anniversary.
(b) A birth.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

2. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Courage.
(c) Dismay.
(d) Hope.

3. What landmark could the author of "The Weight" see outside of the interns' office window?
(a) Times Square.
(b) The Manhattan Bridge.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.

4. Whose original literary work inspired the title of The Fire This Time?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Ralph Ellison.
(d) Phyllis Wheatley.

5. How old was Trayvon Martin at the time he was killed?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?

2. In what location did Granddaddy die within Kima Jones's poem "Homegoing, A.D."?

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

4. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say is directed toward her by the majority of Americans and has become her dark twin?

5. In what state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?

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