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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Jayson Musson.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Sherman James.

2. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "Someone in the audience asks the man promoting his new book on humor what makes something funny. His answer is what you expect." What is the answer he gives?
(a) "Irony."
(b) "Context."
(c) "Gravity."
(d) "Character."

3. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?
(a) Mariana Alves.
(b) Sherman James.
(c) Chris Marker.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

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

5. How old does the author describe the school girl in Chapter 1?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe pouring three bowls of in Chapter 5?

2. What does the author describe metaphorically in Chapter 5 as "well-oiled doors opening and closing between intention, gesture"?

3. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Someone claimed we should use our skin as" what?

4. What does the author describe the man at the cash register asking her in Chapter 3?

5. What word in Chapter 5 means to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority?

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