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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Legacy: "Where Do We Go from Here?"; "The Dear Pledges of Our Love: A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband"; "White Rage"; "Cracking the Code".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major event happened upon Phillis Wheatley's return to America from London?
(a) She ran away from her master's home.
(b) She found that her husband had died in her absence.
(c) She gave birth to her third child.
(d) She was freed.

2. The author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" states that most of the information about Phillis Wheatley comes from a book published how many years after the poet's death?
(a) 15.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

3. What company did Jesmyn Ward use in order to obtain a report of her genetic ancestry?
(a) 23andMe.
(b) Living DNA.
(c) National Geographic Genographic Project.
(d) Ancestry DNA.

4. What is the title of Phillis Wheatley's most often-anthologized poem?
(a) "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
(b) "On Being Brought from Africa to America."
(c) "Upon the Burning of Our House."
(d) "The Spider and the Fly."

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"?
(a) Uncle Chester.
(b) Great-aunt Louise.
(c) Aunt Lou.
(d) Grandmama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?

2. Jesmyn Ward's father is 51% Native American and is registered as a member of what tribe?

3. A 2013 report by researchers at Brandeis University calculated that what fraction "of the collective wealth of African-American families was stripped away" (86) during the Great Recession?

4. For what ultimate purpose does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" start her search for primary sources regarding Phillis Wheatley's life?

5. A 2016 joint report by the NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund states that the Republicans' plan to emphasize identification requirements would adversely affect how many African-American voters?

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