This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Black and Blue"; "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning"; "Know Your Rights!"; "Composite Pops".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which book of the Bible does the OutKast song "Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 2)" refer?
(a) Psalms.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Revelations.
(d) Job.

2. When the author and her friend laugh at the immediate thought of getting one's child out of the country upon his birth, what is NOT named as one of the sources of their laughter?
(a) Fear.
(b) Mirth.
(c) Vulnerability.
(d) An absurd stuckness.

3. When the author of the essay "Black and Blue" was warned by university officials to avoid walking in certain areas of the city, what threat does he mistakenly think he is being warned about?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Weather.
(c) Police.
(d) Wild animals.

4. What other types of work had the editor published before curating The Fire This Time?
(a) Novels and memoirs.
(b) Novels and short stories.
(c) Poetry and short stories.
(d) Newspaper articles and novels.

5. How many men does Mitchell Jackson name as belonging to his group of father figures?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. The final line of the poem "Queries of Unrest" references "trying to save them the time of" doing what "to darkness when all they have to do is close their eyes" (100)?

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

3. What emotion did Emily Dickinson define as "the thing with feathers" (166)?

4. What belief did Kiese Laymon's grandmother hold that he points to as the only reason he is alive?

5. The author of the essay "Black and Blue" imagined himself in childhood as the Jamaican version of what fictional character?

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