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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Jubilee: "Theories of Time and Space"; "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution"; "Message to My Daughters".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The self-help book that the author of "Lonely in America" tries to live by within the essay says that "to become free of disappointment, one must acknowledge the obvious, then" (37) do what?
(a) Embrace it.
(b) Learn to live with it.
(c) Forget about it.
(d) Become familiar with its underpinnings..

3. In what country did Rachel Dolezal falsely claim to have lived?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Zimbabwe.

4. From the deaths of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, how many indictments were handed down?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. 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) 4.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author of "Message to My Daughters" writes that the young refugees living on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic may not be killed by bullets, but by "the much slower assault" (214) of what?

2. What are the estimates regarding how often an African-American is now killed by police within the United States, circa 2018?

3. What action does the author of "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" say that one cannot take toward justice if it is to be achieved?

4. What is the name of the author's wife to whom he writes, "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution"?

5. How does the author of "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning" end her list of rules that she says may help a black person avoid being killed?

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