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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?
(a) "The 'future self.'"
(b) "The 'self self.'"
(c) "The 'cultural self.'"
(d) "The need for power."

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) John McEnroe.
(b) James Williams.
(c) Andre Agassi.
(d) Roger Federer.

3. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the past has "turned your flesh into its own" what?
(a) "Slate."
(b) "Cupboard."
(c) "Table."
(d) "Blackboard."

4. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the "sigh is the pathway to" what?
(a) "Vulnerability."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Breath."
(d) "The self."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author's friend say when the author is questioned by the cashier in Chapter 3?

2. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?

3. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?

4. What phrase is repeated in the first of the prints displayed in Chapter 3?

5. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?

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