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. To begin the essay "The Condition of Black Life is One of Mourning," Claudia Rankine relates a story about a friend of hers who had just given birth to a baby boy and whose first thought upon his birth was how she could get him out of the country. This thought occurred to her even before she had performed what two actions?
(a) Named him or nursed him.
(b) Checked out of the hospital or brought him home.
(c) Painted the nursery or weaned him.
(d) Potty trained him or weaned him.

2. What is NOT one of the services Mitchell Jackson says had been provided to him by one or all of his group of father figures?
(a) They had given him tough love when he needed it.
(b) They had bestowed him with wisdom.
(c) They had nurtured him.
(d) They had made sure he knew it was in him to surpass them.

3. In what social media platform did Jesmyn Ward find solace after Trayvon Martin's death?
(a) Twitter.
(b) Foursquare.
(c) Snapchat.
(d) Facebook.

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

5. How many men does Mitchell Jackson name as belonging to his group of father figures?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. When Kiese Laymon states all of the things that the album ATLliens brought him to love about himself, what is an item that is NOT on his list?

4. What is the name of the police officer who shot Trayvon Martin?

5. 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?

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