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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 refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?
(a) Implicit.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Inexorable.
(d) Reactionary.

2. In Chapter 5, the author writes of a "Blue ceiling calling a body into the midst of" what?
(a) "Freedom."
(b) "Azure."
(c) "Melancholy."
(d) "Legality."

3. What does the author claim "the destination" is in Chapter 5?
(a) Incoherent.
(b) Inexorable.
(c) Redacted.
(d) Illusory.

4. Why does the woman at the cafe tell the author her son was not accepted at the college of her choice in Chapter 1?
(a) Because of his failing grades.
(b) Because of affirmative action.
(c) Because of his lack of extracurricular activities.
(d) Because of his lack of ambition.

5. What color is described repeatedly throughout Chapter 5?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Judith Butler taught since 1993?

2. How many bad calls did the umpire detractor make against Serena Williams in her semifinal matchup in 2004?

3. In Chapter 3, the author describes Judith Baker discussing what makes language hurtful. She writes that Baker's response is "We suffer from the condition of being" what?

4. How old does the author describe the school girl in Chapter 1?

5. What does the author describe her new therapist specializing in, in Chapter 1?

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