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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. Who was the author of Memoir and Poems of Phyllis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave?
(a) Margaretta Matilda Odell.
(b) Mary Margaret Johann.
(c) Jane Augusten Burroughs.
(d) Marie Ellen Magdalena.
2. When Kevin Young states that being black is not a feeling and is not "simply a state of mind" (109), what does he say blackness is instead?
(a) A way of acting.
(b) A way of living.
(c) A way of being.
(d) A way of believing.
3. Who founded the college in Alabama that the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" attended?
(a) The NAACP.
(b) The Baptist Church of Alabama.
(c) Former slaves.
(d) Plantation owners.
4. What landmark could the author of "The Weight" see outside of the interns' office window?
(a) The Manhattan Bridge.
(b) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Times Square.
(d) The Golden Gate Bridge.
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?
(a) Palm trees.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) Magnolia trees.
(d) Palmetto trees.
Short Answer Questions
1. For the completion of what task did Kiese Laymon's grandmother used to stay up late on Saturday nights?
2. In what location did Granddaddy die within Kima Jones's poem "Homegoing, A.D."?
3. What is the name of the editor who curated the works in The Fire This Time?
4. In what country did Rachel Dolezal falsely claim to have lived?
5. What does the author of "'The Dear Pledges of Our Love'": A Defense of Phillis Wheatley's Husband" state was the demographic makeup of her school in the 1970s?
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