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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 – 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?
(a) Mariana Alves.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Zora Neale Hurston.
(d) Jayson Musson.

2. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?
(a) To lean to the right so she can copy her answers.
(b) To tell the teacher that she is going to be sick.
(c) To go with her to the restroom.
(d) To ask the teacher for a pencil.

4. What phrase is repeated in the second of the prints that is displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "The meaning of life."
(b) "A past stacked among your pillows."
(c) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(d) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."

5. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?
(a) The School for the Blind.
(b) The St. Edwards School.
(c) The Sts. Philip and James School.
(d) The PS 242.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?

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. 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?

4. The author writes in Chapter 2, "For years you attribute to Serena Williams a kind of resilience appropriate only for those who exist" how?

5. Who wrote the following quotation that opens the book: "If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"?

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