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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. Who requested an open coffin for Emmett Till's funeral and granted permission for photographs of his mutilated, lynched body to be taken and published?
(a) His brother.
(b) President Eisenhower.
(c) The Chicago Police Department.
(d) His mother.

2. What roadway is referenced within the poem "Theories of Time and Space"?
(a) Interstate 55.
(b) Natchez Trace Parkway.
(c) Interstate 269.
(d) Highway 49.

3. Kiese Laymon reports that it "was only after listening to ATLliens" that he realized where he needed to go as a human being and an artist. What did he decide he needed to do?
(a) Make music.
(b) Write fiction.
(c) Write memoirs.
(d) Be an emcee.

4. How many bullets were shot by policemen toward Amadou Diallo, a Guinean immigrant, as he was trying to retrieve his wallet from his pocket?
(a) 59.
(b) 12.
(c) 41.
(d) 24.

5. How many years apart does the author of "The Weight" say his grandfather's age and James Baldwin's age had been?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief did Kiese Laymon's grandmother hold that he points to as the only reason he is alive?

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

3. In what state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?

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

5. What kind of trees does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones see that let her know they are close to their destination?

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