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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 emotion does Jesmyn Ward say is directed toward her by the majority of Americans and has become her dark twin?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Disdain.
(d) Pity.

2. After what meal did Kiese Laymon's grandmother make him take a teaspoon of cod liver oil whenever he stayed with her?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Brunch.
(d) Breakfast.

3. At what type of factory did Kiese Laymon's grandmother work for 30 years?
(a) A chicken plant.
(b) A candy factory.
(c) A lumber mill.
(d) A watchmaking factory.

4. What is the title of Phillis Wheatley's most often-anthologized poem?
(a) "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
(b) "The Spider and the Fly."
(c) "Upon the Burning of Our House."
(d) "On Being Brought from Africa to America."

5. What record does The High Bridge hold within New York City?
(a) Longest bridge.
(b) Oldest standing bridge.
(c) Most often traversed bridge.
(d) Tallest bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?

2. What does Emily Raboteau name as her first instinct when she first sees the first Know Your Rights mural in her neighborhood?

3. 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?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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