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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 – 4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "A friend tells you he has seen a photograph of you on the Internet and he wants to know why you look so" what?
(a) "Cerebral."
(b) "Happy."
(c) "Angry."
(d) "Scared."

2. What phrase is repeated in the first of the prints displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(b) "Get you to Heaven."
(c) "A past stacked among your pillows."
(d) "I do not always feel colored."

3. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?
(a) That she reminds her of her sister.
(b) How uncomfortable she makes her feel.
(c) That she is welcome to return and visit.
(d) How comfortable she makes her feel.

4. Rankine opens Chapter 4 with the statement that "To live through the days sometimes you moan like" what?
(a) "Sheep."
(b) "Children."
(c) "Deer."
(d) "Slaves."

5. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?
(a) To deplete.
(b) To perform or utter repeatedly.
(c) To conjure or invent.
(d) To deceive or lie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author's friend say when the author is questioned by the cashier in Chapter 3?

3. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?

4. 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?

5. What does the author describe her friend calling her because she is late in the beginning of Chapter 3?

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