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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe the storm carrying her through in Chapter 5?
(a) The forest.
(b) The desert.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Dusk.

2. What word in Chapter 4 refers to a contemplative person?
(a) Sycophant.
(b) Valedictorian.
(c) Ruminant.
(d) Allegiant.

3. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) To criticize unfairly.
(b) To leave a situation.
(c) To imply.
(d) To elevate someone.

4. What artist stenciled the line "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background" on canvas, transforming the words into abstractions?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Sherman James.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Jayson Musson.

5. What film does the author describe seeing with a friend in Chapter 1?
(a) The House We Live In.
(b) The Color Purple.
(c) Amistad.
(d) Tomorrow's Child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author's friend say when the author is questioned by the cashier in Chapter 3?

2. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?

3. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?

4. The author claims in Chapter 5, "Listen, you, I was creating a life study of" what?

5. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "A friend tells you he has seen a photograph of you on the Internet and he wants to know why you look so" what?

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