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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?
(a) "I am not."
(b) "I've never taken sabbatical."
(c) "Easy."
(d) "Why not?"

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

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

4. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) To elevate someone.
(b) To criticize unfairly.
(c) To imply.
(d) To leave a situation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim the world says not to wear in the house in Chapter 4?

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. What women's basketball team was insulted by the commentary of a radio host in 2007 during a discussion of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship?

4. What is the name of Hennessy Youngman's internet series that the author discusses in Chapter 2?

5. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?

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