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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 adjective does the writer of "The Weight" use to describe the black narrative within the United States?
(a) Quixotic.
(b) Problematic.
(c) Fractured.
(d) Linear.
2. In what year was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2013.
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) Become familiar with its underpinnings..
(b) Learn to live with it.
(c) Embrace it.
(d) Forget about it.
4. 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"?
(a) Uncle Chester.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Grandmama.
(d) Great-aunt Louise.
5. 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) Wide.
(d) Dry.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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)?
2. In what state was Trayvon Martin killed by a police officer?
3. In what social media platform did Jesmyn Ward find solace after Trayvon Martin's death?
4. What two reptiles are the source of the danger during the final scene of Kima Jones's prose poem "Homegoing, A.D."?
5. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say is directed toward her by the majority of Americans and has become her dark twin?
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