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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) "Angry."
(b) "Superior."
(c) "Addressable."
(d) "Frightened."

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

3. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?
(a) "An expression of desire."
(b) "A wider world-view."
(c) "An angry nigger exterior."
(d) "A beacon of yesterday."

4. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) Subway.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Burger King.
(d) McDonald's.

5. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) To elevate someone.
(b) To leave a situation.
(c) To imply.
(d) To criticize unfairly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. The author concludes Chapter 3 by saying that what "shouldn't be an ambition"?

4. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?

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

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