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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. What belief does Mitchell Jackson hold that he underscores by calling it his "beating heart" (179)?
(a) Boys need mothers.
(b) Girls need fathers.
(c) Boys need fathers.
(d) Girls need mothers.

2. At what age had the author of the essay "Black and Blue" begun walking in Jamaica after dark?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

3. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?
(a) Serene and sterile.
(b) Stately and grand.
(c) Blinding and sterile.
(d) Stark and futuristic.

4. How does the author of "Lonely in America" say she would likely have handled being enslaved?
(a) She would have run away.
(b) She would have developed a dissociative disorder.
(c) She would have slain her master.
(d) She would not have survived it.

5. How often do historians say lynchings of African-Americans occurred in the early decades of the twentieth century?
(a) Every month.
(b) Every week.
(c) Every four days.
(d) Every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kiese Laymon reports that it "was only after listening to ATLliens" that he realized where he needed to go as a human being and an artist. What did he decide he needed to do?

2. Which black female artist's work does Kiese Laymon set up as a counterpoint to the work of OutKast?

3. What is the name of the U.S. Senator who is famous for opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 "so strenuously that he conducted the longest lone filibuster ever" for over 24 straight hours?

4. 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)

5. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say is directed toward her by the majority of Americans and has become her dark twin?

(see the answer key)

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