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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) How comfortable she makes her feel.
(b) How uncomfortable she makes her feel.
(c) That she is welcome to return and visit.
(d) That she reminds her of her sister.

3. How old does the author describe the school girl in Chapter 1?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

5. 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 ambition and hopes for progress."
(b) "Your blackness."
(c) "Your belief in a system of justice."
(d) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the "sigh is the pathway to" what?

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

4. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?

5. What film does the author describe seeing with a friend in Chapter 1?

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