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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 writes in Chapter 2, "For years you attribute to Serena Williams a kind of resilience appropriate only for those who exist" how?
(a) "In loss."
(b) "In isolation."
(c) "In celluloid."
(d) "In black."

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

3. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?
(a) Visionary.
(b) Reactionary.
(c) Implicit.
(d) Inexorable.

4. What does the author claim "isn't a cure for feeling, it is a clean displacement of effort, will, and disappointment" in Chapter 4?
(a) "Watching football."
(b) "Reading the newspaper."
(c) "Writing."
(d) "Watching tennis."

5. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Astute.
(c) Inexorable.
(d) Incoherent.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?

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

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