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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) "Scared."
(d) "Angry."

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

3. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Oakland.
(b) Santa Monica.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Berkeley.

4. The author describes hearing two men outside a conference room in Chapter 3, when one says to the other that "being around black people is like" what?
(a) "Being in a pool of fish."
(b) "Wandering alone in a desert."
(c) "Watching a foreign film without translation."
(d) "Being amongst fellow compatriots."

5. What does the author describe her friend calling her because she is late in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) A "sister."
(b) An "arrogant jerk."
(c) A "white woman."
(d) A "nappy-headed ho."

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is repeated in the first of the prints displayed in Chapter 3?

2. What does the author describe buying from the cashier when out with her friend in Chapter 3?

3. What does the author say sighing does in Chapter 4?

4. Rankine opens Chapter 4 with the statement that "To live through the days sometimes you moan like" what?

5. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?

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