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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 teacher described in Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Jackson.
(b) Sister Evelyn.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

2. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Subway.

3. How many bad calls did the umpire detractor make against Serena Williams in her semifinal matchup in 2004?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

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"?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Sherman James.
(c) Chris Marker.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

5. The author writes in Chapter 2, "For years you attribute to Serena Williams a kind of resilience appropriate only for those who exist" how?
(a) "In celluloid."
(b) "In loss."
(c) "In black."
(d) "In isolation."

Short Answer Questions

1. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?

2. 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?

3. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Hennessy Youngman's internet series that the author discusses in Chapter 2?

5. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?

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