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

2. What does the author describe her new therapist specializing in, in Chapter 1?
(a) Family counseling.
(b) Anxiety disorders.
(c) Marriage counseling.
(d) Trauma counseling.

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) "No, but."
(b) "No, and."
(c) "Yes, but."
(d) "No."

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

5. In Chapter 1, the author begins with the statement, "When you are alone and too tired even to turn on any of your devices, you let yourself linger in" what?
(a) "A white cloud of rain."
(b) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(c) "A desperation that you cannot name."
(d) "A past stacked among your pillows."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?

2. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?

3. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?

4. Where is the school described as being located in Chapter 1?

5. How old does the author describe the school girl in Chapter 1?

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