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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?
(a) Codified.
(b) Commodified.
(c) Mollified.
(d) Extradicted.

2. The author describes hearing two men outside a conference room in Chapter 3, when one says to the other that "being around black people is like" what?
(a) "Watching a foreign film without translation."
(b) "Being amongst fellow compatriots."
(c) "Wandering alone in a desert."
(d) "Being in a pool of fish."

3. What does the author say sighing does in Chapter 4?
(a) It encourages.
(b) It entices.
(c) It elicits sympathy.
(d) It upsets.

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

5. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?
(a) Mary Catherine.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Sarah Anne.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?

3. What does the author describe her new therapist specializing in, in Chapter 1?

4. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?

5. What does the word "fabricate" mean in Chapter 4?

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