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

2. What is the name of the editor who curated the works in The Fire This Time?
(a) James Thurber.
(b) Jessica Walsh.
(c) Jesmyn Ward.
(d) Jasmine Walker.

3. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?
(a) Blinding and sterile.
(b) Stark and futuristic.
(c) Serene and sterile.
(d) Stately and grand.

4. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" name as her own mother's voice type?
(a) Alto.
(b) Tenor.
(c) Bass.
(d) Soprano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author of "Where Do We Go from Here?" states that "we must know deep in our bones and in our hearts that if the ancestors survived" what, "we can survive anything" (62)?

2. What finding in the results of Jesmyn Ward's genetic testing results shocked her?

3. What is the title of Phillis Wheatley's most often-anthologized poem?

4. In what city was an eighteenth century gravesite discovered that contained 13 people of African ancestry?

5. Besides Phillis Wheatley, at least how many other slaves did her master own during his lifetime?

(see the answer key)

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