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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Glenn Ligon.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) Jayson Musson.

2. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?
(a) Glenn Ligon.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Jayson Musson.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

3. 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."

4. 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) That she is welcome to return and visit.
(c) How uncomfortable she makes her feel.
(d) How comfortable she makes her feel.

5. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?
(a) The School for the Blind.
(b) The PS 242.
(c) The St. Edwards School.
(d) The Sts. Philip and James School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?

3. What word in Chapter 4 refers to a contemplative person?

4. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?

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?

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