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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 of her audiences does Kiese Laymon say his grandmother had considered to be the most important audience of her work?
(a) White male shift managers.
(b) Upcoming Southern black women workers.
(c) Preceding Southern black women workers.
(d) The women at her church.

2. In what city does the author of "The Weight" meet his friend in order to visit the house in which James Baldwin died?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Nice.
(d) Paris.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Trayvon Martin at the time he was killed?

2. What is the occasion bringing everyone together within the poem "Homegoing, A.D. by Kima Jones?

3. To what danger is the author of the essay "Black and Blue" referring when he writes, "The streets had their own safety. Unlike at home, there I could be myself without fear of bodily harm" (130)?

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

5. What finding in the results of Jesmyn Ward's genetic testing results shocked her?

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