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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2009.

2. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?
(a) Mariana Alves.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

3. When was Trayvon Martin born?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1992.

4. What does the author describe pouring three bowls of in Chapter 5?
(a) Water.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Rice.
(d) Cereal.

5. The author writes in Chapter 7, "Closed to traffic, the previously unexpressive street fills with" what?
(a) "Food vendors."
(b) "Taxis."
(c) "Small bodies."
(d) "Street hawkers."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe the woman doing in the parking lot in Chapter 7?

2. Where does the author solicit the reader to "Join me down here" in Chapter 5?

3. Who shot and killed Trayvon Martin?

4. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?

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

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