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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?
(a) Mollified.
(b) Commodified.
(c) Codified.
(d) Extradicted.

3. The author writes in Chapter 1, "You are reminded of a conversation you had recently, comparing the merits of sentences constructed implicitly with 'yes, and' rather than" what?
(a) "Yes, but."
(b) "No."
(c) "No, and."
(d) "No, but."

4. What is the name of Serena Williams's sister?
(a) Sarah Williams.
(b) Venus Williams.
(c) Marie Williams.
(d) Angela Williams.

5. The author writes in Chapter 1, "If this were a domestic tragedy, and it might well be, this would be your fatal flaw." What is the fatal flaw she describes?
(a) "Your blackness."
(b) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(c) "Your belief in a system of justice."
(d) "Your ambition and hopes for progress."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?

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

3. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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