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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, the author begins with the statement, "When you are alone and too tired even to turn on any of your devices, you let yourself linger in" what?
(a) "A past stacked among your pillows."
(b) "A white cloud of rain."
(c) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(d) "A desperation that you cannot name."

2. What does the author claim the world says not to wear in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) Hats.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) Gloves.

3. Why does the woman at the cafe tell the author her son was not accepted at the college of her choice in Chapter 1?
(a) Because of his failing grades.
(b) Because of his lack of ambition.
(c) Because of affirmative action.
(d) Because of his lack of extracurricular activities.

4. What does the world say about memory and the past, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) To analyze it.
(b) To embrace it.
(c) To question it.
(d) To forget it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?

4. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of Serena Williams's sister?

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