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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Canto II: Queer Chapter 6: A Prayer for Limitless - Chapter 8: A Prayer for Another World .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hari relate the rupture from his childhood to systemic issues?
(a) He sees it as an act of rebellion.
(b) He views it as a natural process.
(c) He links it to fungibility and commodification.
(d) He believes it's a form of self-care.

2. What term does Hari use to describe the disconnection Black people may have from their inner child?
(a) Double consciousness.
(b) Carceral.
(c) Self-policing.
(d) Religiosity.

3. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 6: A Prayer for Limitless," how does Daddy rationalize his belief in Allah and Kṛṣṇa?
(a) He believes it is irrelevant to his spirituality.
(b) He does not believe in either of them.
(c) He believes they are two separate deities.
(d) He thinks they are the same being.

4. In Canto I: Black, "Chapter 2: A Prayer for My Father," what prompts Hari to write a conversation with his inner child?
(a) The influence of ancestral communication.
(b) A suggestion from his therapist.
(c) A dream he has.
(d) An assignment from his school.

5. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 6: A Prayer for Limitless," what lesson does Hari draw from Daddy's reconciliation of loving Mata with his practice of Islam?
(a) The necessity of abandoning what one loves for personal gain.
(b) The importance of acknowledging and confronting contradictions in one's beliefs.
(c) The insignificance of contradictions in personal relationships.
(d) The importance of prioritizing ambition over personal beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Canto I: Black, "Chapter 4: A Prayer for Rest," what effect does Hari's conversation with his father have on him?

2. According to Hari, what value do individuals have in a capitalist system?

3. In Canto I: Black, "Chapter 1: Carceral Dissonance," why does Hari have reservations about therapy?

4. What does Hari compare the discomfort of starting a conversation with his inner child to?

5. In Canto I: Black, "Chapter 5: D*mb Smart," how does Mr. Smith's punitive view of tardiness relate to broader societal issues?

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