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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author claim the world says not to wear in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Hats.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Sunglasses.

2. The author asks of the reader in Chapter 6 of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, "Have you seen their" what?
(a) "Loss."
(b) "Destiny."
(c) "Homes."
(d) "Faces."

3. Rankine opens Chapter 4 with the statement that "To live through the days sometimes you moan like" what?
(a) "Sheep."
(b) "Slaves."
(c) "Deer."
(d) "Children."

4. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Santa Monica.
(d) Oakland.

5. What phrase is repeated in the second of the prints that is displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(b) "A past stacked among your pillows."
(c) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."
(d) "The meaning of life."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts?

2. What does the author describe happening at the drugstore in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, the author writes of a "Blue ceiling calling a body into the midst of" what?

4. What does the world say about memory and the past, according to the author in Chapter 4?

5. The author claims in Chapter 3 that "Language that feels hurtful is intended to exploit all the ways that you are" what?

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