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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the author use in Chapter 5 to mean a thing that blocks one's way?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Reverie.
(c) Attribute.
(d) Obstacle.

2. The author writes in Chapter 1, "You are reminded of a conversation you had recently, comparing the merits of sentences constructed implicitly with 'yes, and' rather than" what?
(a) "No."
(b) "Yes, but."
(c) "No, but."
(d) "No, and."

3. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) Burger King.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Subway.

4. What does the author claim that moaning elicits in Chapter 4?
(a) Pity.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Empathy.

5. What does the author describe her friend calling her because she is late in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) An "arrogant jerk."
(b) A "sister."
(c) A "white woman."
(d) A "nappy-headed ho."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?

2. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?

3. What does the author say sighing does in Chapter 4?

4. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. What phrase is repeated in the first of the prints displayed in Chapter 3?

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