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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?
(a) The Indian Wells Masters.
(b) The Miami Open.
(c) The Madrid Open.
(d) The ATP World Tour Finals.

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?
(a) Roger Federer.
(b) John McEnroe.
(c) Andre Agassi.
(d) James Williams.

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

4. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?
(a) To tell the teacher that she is going to be sick.
(b) To lean to the right so she can copy her answers.
(c) To ask the teacher for a pencil.
(d) To go with her to the restroom.

5. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Sherman James.
(c) Jayson Musson.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Serena Williams play in her semifinal matchup in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?

2. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?

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

4. Who wrote the following quotation that opens the book: "If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"?

5. What does the author describe her new therapist specializing in, in Chapter 1?

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