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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Tradition"; Introduction; Part I, Legacy: "Homegoing, AD"; "The Weight"; "Lonely in America".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the police officer who shot Trayvon Martin?
(a) George Zimmerman.
(b) Frank Garmback.
(c) Timothy Loehmann.
(d) Roy Oliver.

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

3. 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?
(a) Learn to live with it.
(b) Forget about it.
(c) Embrace it.
(d) Become familiar with its underpinnings..

4. What action does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, A.D." say that she and those with her perform "cuz gator made for water, but children born for land" (18)?
(a) Lie down.
(b) Jump up and down.
(c) Wave.
(d) Run fast.

5. To what area of the United States does the author of "Lonely in America" say that her "cultural memory of slavery" is relegated?
(a) The North.
(b) The West.
(c) The East.
(d) The South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say is directed toward her by the majority of Americans and has become her dark twin?

2. What is the main pastime depicted within the poem "The Tradition"?

3. Which family member's house in New Orleans had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and was subsequently visited by the author of "Lonely in America"?

4. What object does the speaker of the poem "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones smell that lets her know they are close to their destination?

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

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