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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 state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Florida.

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

3. From what city did Phillis Wheatley's husband hail?
(a) Providence.
(b) Hartford.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

4. Jesmyn Ward's father is 51% Native American and is registered as a member of what tribe?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Choctaw.
(c) Blackfoot.
(d) Seneca.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books of Phillis Wheatley's poetry were published during her lifetime?

2. What is the name of the editor who curated the works in The Fire This Time?

3. In the essay "Where Do We Go from Here?", continual progress for African-Americans is claimed to be a what?

4. 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)?

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

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