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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 does the author claim the world says not to wear in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Hats.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) Gloves.

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

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

4. Rankine opens Chapter 4 with the statement that "To live through the days sometimes you moan like" what?
(a) "Slaves."
(b) "Deer."
(c) "Children."
(d) "Sheep."

5. 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 need for power."
(d) "The 'cultural self.'"

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What word from Chapter 2 means ordinary or everyday?

3. What film does the author describe seeing with a friend in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?

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