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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. What does Hari compare the discomfort of starting a conversation with his inner child to?
(a) Setting up an altar.
(b) Writing a letter to parents.
(c) Arriving unannounced at someone's house.
(d) Praying after a diagnosis.

2. According to Hari, what value do individuals have in a capitalist system?
(a) Personal fulfillment.
(b) Intrinsic human worth.
(c) Value through competition and ownership.
(d) Collaborative spirit.

3. What is Hari's involvement in various choir activities influenced by?
(a) His love for academic excellence.
(b) His desire to avoid Michael.
(c) Michael's encouragement.
(d) His mother's strict instructions.

4. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 8: A Prayer for Another World," what role do childhood memories and nostalgia play in shaping Hari's understanding of identity and connection?
(a) They prevent Hari from envisioning a better future.
(b) They are irrelevant to Hari's personal growth.
(c) They provide a lens for reflecting on family struggles and resilience.
(d) They create a sense of isolation and detachment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 6: A Prayer for Limitless," what is the significance of the altar that Hari sets up?

2. 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?

3. In Canto II: Queer. "Chapter 7: Guilt and Dogs," what does Hari ultimately recognize the importance of?

4. What is Hari's view on the relationship between time and capitalism?

5. In Canto II: Queer, "Chapter 7: Guilt and Dogs," what does Hari's realization of his queer identity contrast with?

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