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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. Which black female artist's work does Kiese Laymon set up as a counterpoint to the work of OutKast?
(a) Queen Latifah.
(b) Jill Scott.
(c) Lauryn Hill.
(d) Missy Elliott.

2. How many hours does the road trip described in "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones last?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

3. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

4. At what age did the poet Phillis Wheatley die?
(a) 34.
(b) 28.
(c) 38.
(d) 42.

5. 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 been out of the house or been online.
(b) They have not watched a sitcom or read a book.
(c) They have not opened their eyes or taken a walk.
(d) They have not read the newspapers or watched the news.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did Rachel Dolezal falsely claim to have lived?

2. Though Mitchell Jackson's father lived no more than a bike ride away from his mother's home, for how many formative years of his life was Mitchell's father absent?

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

4. When Kevin Young writes that being black is not a paid position, to what type of position does he liken it instead?

5. 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?

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