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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 radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Don Imus.
(b) Alex Jones.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Howard Stern.

2. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) The flu.
(d) Jobs.

3. Who is the teacher described in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. James.
(b) Mrs. Anderson.
(c) Sister Evelyn.
(d) Mr. Jackson.

4. On what airline does the author describe sitting in a window seat in Chapter 1?
(a) Pan-Am Airlines.
(b) Delta Airlines.
(c) United Airlines.
(d) American Airlines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 4 refers to a contemplative person?

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

3. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?

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

5. 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?

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