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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Queries of Unrest"; "Blacker Than Thou"; "Da Art of Storytellin' (a Prequel)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A 2013 report by researchers at Brandeis University calculated that what fraction "of the collective wealth of African-American families was stripped away" (86) during the Great Recession?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/2.

2. In what year was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2014.

3. What name did Kiese Laymon call his grandmother?
(a) Mama.
(b) Granny.
(c) Grandmama.
(d) Gran.

4. For what ultimate purpose does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" start her search for primary sources regarding Phillis Wheatley's life?
(a) To write a series of poems about Phillis Wheatley.
(b) To publish a rebuttal to
(c) To discover more about her own identity.
(d) To write a collection of essays about freed slaves.

5. What major event happened upon Phillis Wheatley's return to America from London?
(a) She found that her husband had died in her absence.
(b) She was freed.
(c) She gave birth to her third child.
(d) She ran away from her master's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what type of factory did Kiese Laymon's grandmother work for 30 years?

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

3. How many books of Phillis Wheatley's poetry were published during her lifetime?

4. What other types of work had the editor published before curating The Fire This Time?

5. What company did Jesmyn Ward use in order to obtain a report of her genetic ancestry?

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