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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was James Craig Anderson murdered?
(a) August 4, 2011.
(b) August 29, 2005.
(c) June 26, 2011.
(d) February 26, 2012.

2. How does the author describe the houses in Louisiana during Katrina in Chapter 6?
(a) As mumbling structures.
(b) As crumbling structures.
(c) As tumbling structures.
(d) As ghosts.

3. The author writes in Chapter 5, "You begin to move around in search of the steps it will take before you are thrown back into your own body, back into your own need" for what?
(a) "To be found."
(b) "For justice."
(c) "To be loved."
(d) "For history."

4. What does the author describe holding in her hand as she leans against the sink in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Red wine.
(b) A plate of food.
(c) A gun.
(d) A dishrag.

5. What does the author tell the reader not to lean against in Chapter 5?
(a) The judge.
(b) The fence.
(c) The peeling paint.
(d) The wallpaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?

2. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?

3. On what dates does the author cite for the section titled "In Memory of Trayvon Martin" in Chapter 6?

4. What was the song-and-dance caricature of blacks that developed later into the term "Jim Crow" in referring to African Americans?

5. In Chapter 6, the author writes, "The days of our childhood together were steep steps into a" what?

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