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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 phrase is repeated in the second of the prints that is displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(b) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."
(c) "The meaning of life."
(d) "A past stacked among your pillows."

2. What film does the author describe seeing with a friend in Chapter 1?
(a) Tomorrow's Child.
(b) The House We Live In.
(c) The Color Purple.
(d) Amistad.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, the author describes Judith Baker discussing what makes language hurtful. She writes that Baker's response is "We suffer from the condition of being" what?

5. 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?

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