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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 tennis superstar expressed his shock that Serena Williams was able to hold it together after losing the semifinal match in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?
(a) Roger Federer.
(b) Andre Agassi.
(c) James Williams.
(d) John McEnroe.

2. What word from Chapter 2 means ordinary or everyday?
(a) Culinary.
(b) Quotidian.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Arbitrary.

3. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Cancer.
(c) The flu.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?
(a) "The 'cultural self.'"
(b) "The need for power."
(c) "The 'self self.'"
(d) "The 'future self.'"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe her friend calling her because she is late in the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

3. What does the author describe the man at the cash register asking her in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?

5. What does the author describe buying from the cashier when out with her friend in Chapter 3?

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