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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. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

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

3. What adjective does the writer of "The Weight" use to describe the black narrative within the United States?
(a) Linear.
(b) Quixotic.
(c) Fractured.
(d) Problematic.

4. In the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones, what kind of state does the narrator say she found out North Carolina is?
(a) Long.
(b) Dry.
(c) Wide.
(d) Flat.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What other types of work had the editor published before curating The Fire This Time?

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

5. What kind of trees does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones see that let her know they are close to their destination?

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