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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Queries of Unrest"; "Blacker Than Thou"; "Da Art of Storytellin' (a Prequel)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To end his essay "Blacker Than Thou," what three fruits does Kevin Young recollect eating in the morning?
(a) Grapes, blackberries, and plums.
(b) Apples, pears, and strawberries.
(c) Bananas, raspberries, and apples.
(d) Kiwis, mangos, and pears.

2. When Kevin Young writes that being black is not a paid position, to what type of position does he liken it instead?
(a) A volunteer position.
(b) An indentured servitude.
(c) An apprenticeship.
(d) An internship.

3. For what ultimate purpose does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" start her search for primary sources regarding Phillis Wheatley's life?
(a) To discover more about her own identity.
(b) To write a collection of essays about freed slaves.
(c) To publish a rebuttal to
(d) To write a series of poems about Phillis Wheatley.

4. A 2013 report by researchers at Brandeis University calculated that what fraction "of the collective wealth of African-American families was stripped away" (86) during the Great Recession?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/2.

5. In what year did Phillis Wheatley sail to London for a six week period in order to promote her poetry?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1768.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1773.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of her essay "Cracking the Code," Jesmyn Ward states that she imagines that a longing for what element had been a part of all of her ancestors' lives?

2. What is the main pastime depicted within the poem "The Tradition"?

3. 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?

4. In what decade did the the use of blackface begin?

5. In what New Orleans area cemetery is the author of "Lonely in America's" family buried?

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