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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What tennis superstar expressed his shock that Serena Williams was able to hold it together after losing the semifinal match in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?
(a) Roger Federer.
(b) Andre Agassi.
(c) John McEnroe.
(d) James Williams.

3. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Alex Jones.
(b) Howard Stern.
(c) Don Imus.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

4. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2011.

5. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts?
(a) Epistolary.
(b) Levity.
(c) Compulsion.
(d) Reverie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?

3. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?

4. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?

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

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