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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 was the first OutKast album Kiese Laymon ever heard?
(a) Stankonia.
(b) AtLliens.
(c) Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
(d) Aquemini.

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

3. How old was Trayvon Martin at the time he was killed?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

4. What is the name of the era in which African-Americans made leaps in advancement just after the end of slavery?
(a) Revitalization.
(b) Restoration.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Reconstruction.

5. Kevin Young begins his essay "Blacker Than Thou" by discussing which movie in which Steve Martin plays the lead role?
(a) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
(b) The Jerk.
(c) The Three Amigos.
(d) The Pink Panther.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Kiese Laymon's grandmother live and work?

2. What belief does Mitchell Jackson hold that he underscores by calling it his "beating heart" (179)?

3. In order to get away from the site of the murder of her son, Tamir Rice, Samaria Rice moved out of her Cleveland home and into what type of dwelling?

4. 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?

5. In addition to Andre 3000, who is the other member of OutKast?

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