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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 does the word "fabricate" mean in Chapter 4?
(a) To deplete.
(b) To sew.
(c) To deceive or lie.
(d) To conjure or invent.

2. Who wrote the following quotation that opens the book: "If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"?
(a) Glenn Ligon.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

3. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Burger King.
(c) Subway.
(d) Starbucks.

4. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?
(a) "Redemption."
(b) "Deception."
(c) "Politics."
(d) "Narrative."

5. The author writes in Chapter 3, "After considering Butler's remarks, you begin to understand yourself as rendered" what?
(a) "Hyper-visible in the face of such language acts."
(b) "Infuriated by the examples of injustice."
(c) "Silent by the greed of others."
(d) "Entrapped by the fact of race."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?

4. The author concludes Chapter 3 by saying that what "shouldn't be an ambition"?

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

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