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

2. Which black female artist's work does Kiese Laymon set up as a counterpoint to the work of OutKast?
(a) Jill Scott.
(b) Queen Latifah.
(c) Lauryn Hill.
(d) Missy Elliott.

3. To end his essay "Blacker Than Thou," what three fruits does Kevin Young recollect eating in the morning?
(a) Kiwis, mangos, and pears.
(b) Bananas, raspberries, and apples.
(c) Apples, pears, and strawberries.
(d) Grapes, blackberries, and plums.

4. 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?
(a) No living while black.
(b) No standing your ground.
(c) No hands in your pockets.
(d) No walking at night.

5. What adjective does the writer of "The Weight" use to describe the black narrative within the United States?
(a) Quixotic.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Linear.
(d) Fractured.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Kevin Young, the author of "Blacker Than Thou" outlines his next book for the reader, under what type of text does he say his new book falls?

3. What is the title of Phillis Wheatley's most often-anthologized poem?

4. What two adjectives does the author of the "The Weight" use to describe the whiteness of the magazine's offices?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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