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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Santa Monica.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Berkeley.

2. There is a quote from Claire Denis in Chapter 7, in which the filmmaker says, "It's not the job of films to" do what?
(a) "Ask questions."
(b) "Nurse people."
(c) "Relate."
(d) "Give answers."

3. Where did James Craig Anderson work?
(a) At a Ford plant.
(b) At a Nissan plant.
(c) At a Chevrolet plant.
(d) At a Toyota plant.

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

5. What word from Chapter 7 means existing or operating within?
(a) Incoherent.
(b) Illusory.
(c) Immanent.
(d) Inexorable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used by the author in Chapter 5 refers to a thing that represents or stands for something else?

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?

3. What word used in Chapter 5 refers to a caste in Hinduism specializing as priests, teachers, and protectors of sacred learning?

4. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a sentimental longing for the past?

5. Who shot and killed Trayvon Martin?

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