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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Reckoning: "Queries of Unrest"; "Blacker Than Thou"; "Da Art of Storytellin' (a Prequel)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city did Phillis Wheatley's husband hail?
(a) Hartford.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Providence.
(d) Boston.

2. How many hours does the road trip described in "Homegoing, AD" by Kima Jones last?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

3. At what age did the poet Phillis Wheatley die?
(a) 38.
(b) 42.
(c) 28.
(d) 34.

4. What name did Kiese Laymon call his grandmother?
(a) Mama.
(b) Gran.
(c) Granny.
(d) Grandmama.

5. What landmark could the author of "The Weight" see outside of the interns' office window?
(a) Times Square.
(b) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) The Manhattan Bridge.

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

3. What emotion does Jesmyn Ward say she feels when she looks at the works collected in The Fire This Time?

4. Who founded the college in Alabama that the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" attended?

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

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