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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 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) Kentucky.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

2. 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?
(a) Eight million.
(b) Three million.
(c) Ten million.
(d) Six million.

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

4. What kind of trees does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones see that let her know they are close to their destination?
(a) Magnolia trees.
(b) Palmetto trees.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Apple trees.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many African-Americans does the author of "Where Do We Go from Here?" say fled from the Jim Crow caste system enacted in the South?

3. What is the name of the police officer who shot Trayvon Martin?

4. What are the estimates regarding how often an African-American is now killed by police within the United States, circa 2018?

5. What is the occasion bringing everyone together within the poem "Homegoing, A.D. by Kima Jones?

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