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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 writes in Chapter 4 that the past has "turned your flesh into its own" what?
(a) "Cupboard."
(b) "Slate."
(c) "Table."
(d) "Blackboard."

2. What does the author claim that moaning elicits in Chapter 4?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Pity.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Sorrow.

3. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?
(a) Maria.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Mary Catherine.
(d) Sarah Anne.

4. The author describes hearing two men outside a conference room in Chapter 3, when one says to the other that "being around black people is like" what?
(a) "Being in a pool of fish."
(b) "Watching a foreign film without translation."
(c) "Wandering alone in a desert."
(d) "Being amongst fellow compatriots."

5. What does the author say sighing does in Chapter 4?
(a) It entices.
(b) It upsets.
(c) It encourages.
(d) It elicits sympathy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the school described as being located in Chapter 1?

3. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, the author describes Judith Baker discussing what makes language hurtful. She writes that Baker's response is "We suffer from the condition of being" what?

5. How old does the author describe the school girl in Chapter 1?

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