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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. In what location did Granddaddy die within Kima Jones's poem "Homegoing, A.D."?
(a) In the bathtub.
(b) On the porch.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In the backyard.

2. What distinction does a senior editor announce as applying to the author of "The Weight" during the first week of his internship?
(a) Least educated intern.
(b) Youngest intern.
(c) First gay intern.
(d) First black intern.

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

4. Who founded the college in Alabama that the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" attended?
(a) Former slaves.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The Baptist Church of Alabama.
(d) Plantation owners.

5. What term did the historians referred to in "Where Do We Go from Here?" use to describe the last reversal of African-American advancement?
(a) The Nadir.
(b) The Fatwa.
(c) The Fakir.
(d) The Chasm.

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. 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)?

3. What was the name of Phillis Wheatley's husband, who is being defended in the essay "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband"?

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

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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