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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. What two things does Kevin Young state that people must not have done in a while if they are surprised by "a white lady darkening her skin and curling her hair"? (106)
(a) They have not opened their eyes or taken a walk.
(b) They have not been out of the house or been online.
(c) They have not read the newspapers or watched the news.
(d) They have not watched a sitcom or read a book.

2. 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 publish a rebuttal to
(c) To write a collection of essays about freed slaves.
(d) To write a series of poems about Phillis Wheatley.

3. What two qualities of his grandmother's does Kiese Laymon say he did not understand or feel inspired by until he heard his first OutKast album?
(a) Her stank and freshness.
(b) Her funk and business sense.
(c) Her smile and soul.
(d) Her light and heat.

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

5. For the completion of what task did Kiese Laymon's grandmother used to stay up late on Saturday nights?
(a) Washing the kitchen floors.
(b) Studying for her exams.
(c) Sewing her own clothes.
(d) Doing the laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which organization did Rachel Dolezal serve as a chapter president before the news broke that she was feigning her African-American ancestry?

2. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?

3. Who else in Jesmyn Ward's family gets genetic testing done at the same time she does?

4. What musician does Kevin Young name as the most prominent example of a white person living as a black person?

5. What object does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones smell that lets her know they are close to their destination?

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