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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. In the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones, what kind of state does the narrator say she found out North Carolina is?
(a) Long.
(b) Flat.
(c) Dry.
(d) Wide.

2. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" name as her own mother's voice type?
(a) Tenor.
(b) Alto.
(c) Bass.
(d) Soprano.

3. In what New Orleans area cemetery is the author of "Lonely in America's" family buried?
(a) Normandy Cemetery.
(b) Calvary Cemetery.
(c) Holt Cemetery.
(d) Greenwood Cemetery.

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

5. In what state did the author's mother in "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" grow up, ensconced in poverty?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?

2. Jesmyn Ward's father is 51% Native American and is registered as a member of what tribe?

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

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

5. What landmark could the author of "The Weight" see outside of the interns' office window?

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