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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Burger King.
(c) Subway.
(d) McDonald's.

2. 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 affirmative action.
(b) Because of his lack of ambition.
(c) Because of his lack of extracurricular activities.
(d) Because of his failing grades.

3. The author claims in Chapter 3 that "Language that feels hurtful is intended to exploit all the ways that you are" what?
(a) "Alive."
(b) "Enraged."
(c) "Oppressed."
(d) "Present."

4. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Glenn Ligon.
(c) Mariana Alves.
(d) Sherman James.

5. What does the author describe Serena Williams doing during the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?
(a) Breaking down into tears.
(b) Calling the authorities.
(c) Exploding in an outburst of rage.
(d) Leaving the court.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author claim "isn't a cure for feeling, it is a clean displacement of effort, will, and disappointment" in Chapter 4?

4. Who wrote the following quotation that opens the book: "If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"?

5. 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?

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