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 year was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2013.

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?
(a) Embrace it.
(b) Learn to live with it.
(c) Forget about it.
(d) Become familiar with its underpinnings..

3. In what state did the author's mother in "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" grow up, ensconced in poverty?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

4. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say is directed toward her by the majority of Americans and has become her dark twin?
(a) Disdain.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Pity.
(d) Hatred.

5. The author of "White Rage" states that while before the Great Recession, white Americans had four times more wealth than black Americans, by 2010 the gap had increased to how many times?
(a) Six times.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Five times.
(d) Eight times.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author of "White Rage" states that the case of Connick vs. Thompson ruled that it was what "for a city prosecutor's staff to hide evidence that exonerated a black man who was rotting on death row for 14 years" (87)?

2. What term did the historians referred to in "Where Do We Go from Here?" use to describe the last reversal of African-American advancement?

3. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?

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

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

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