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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is Jamila Wideman?
(a) 5'6".
(b) 6'.
(c) 5'8".
(d) 5'4".

2. When does the author describe Bobby Thompson making a home run that was heard around the world in the Prologue?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1951.

3. The author notes in Chapter 2, "As a child of mixed races, Jamila was often asked by interviewers whether she identified more with being white or with being black" (43). How did Jamila respond?
(a) She said that it depended on who she was around.
(b) She said she most identified with being white.
(c) She said she most identified with being herself.
(d) She said she most identified with being black.

4. Who is Kristin Marvin's maternal grandmother?
(a) Clay Blair.
(b) Gigi Kaeser.
(c) Carol Gilligan.
(d) Megan Smith.

5. How old was Kim Warner when her father left the family?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Patri Abad move when she left Amherst?

2. When did Roger Maris hit 61 to break Babe Ruth's single-season home-run record?

3. What does Jamila's name supposedly mean in Arabic?

4. Where did Jen Pariseau live with her family in 1992?

5. What had Lucia Maraniss loved to do all her life, according to the author in Chapter 3?

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