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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Zora Neale Hurston.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) Jayson Musson.

2. What does the word "fabricate" mean in Chapter 4?
(a) To sew.
(b) To conjure or invent.
(c) To deceive or lie.
(d) To deplete.

3. Where is the school described as being located in Chapter 1?
(a) On Jackson Street.
(b) On White Plains Road.
(c) On Steinway Street.
(d) On Broadway.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the "sigh is the pathway to" what?

2. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?

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?

4. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?

5. 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?

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