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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Legacy: "Where Do We Go from Here?"; "The Dear Pledges of Our Love: A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband"; "White Rage"; "Cracking the Code".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" states that most of the information about Phillis Wheatley comes from a book published how many years after the poet's death?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

2. Who was the author of Memoir and Poems of Phyllis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave?
(a) Marie Ellen Magdalena.
(b) Jane Augusten Burroughs.
(c) Margaretta Matilda Odell.
(d) Mary Margaret Johann.

3. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" state was the demographic makeup of her school in the 1970s?
(a) 48% African American and 52% Caucasian.
(b) 99% African-American.
(c) 23% African-American, 48% Caucasian, and 29% Native American.
(d) 99% Caucasian.

4. A 2016 joint report by the NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund states that the Republicans' plan to emphasize identification requirements would adversely affect how many African-American voters?
(a) Eight million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Six million.
(d) Three million.

5. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Courage.
(c) Hope.
(d) Dismay.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. In what social media platform did Jesmyn Ward find solace after Trayvon Martin's death?

5. What topic is NOT listed among the issues that the author of "Lonely in America" feels unable to fixate upon in order to dispel her sense of loneliness?

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