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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?
(a) "The 'self self.'"
(b) "The need for power."
(c) "The 'future self.'"
(d) "The 'cultural self.'"

2. Who is the teacher described in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. James.
(b) Mrs. Anderson.
(c) Sister Evelyn.
(d) Mr. Jackson.

3. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?
(a) Jayson Musson.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Mariana Alves.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

4. The author writes in Chapter 1, "If this were a domestic tragedy, and it might well be, this would be your fatal flaw." What is the fatal flaw she describes?
(a) "Your blackness."
(b) "Your belief in a system of justice."
(c) "Your ambition and hopes for progress."
(d) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."

5. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?
(a) Astute.
(b) Inexorable.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Incoherent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?

2. 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?

3. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?

4. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?

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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