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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 says in Chapter 4 that "truth be told, you could no more control those sighs than" what?
(a) "The lies of history."
(b) "You could control your own mind."
(c) "That which brings the sighs about."
(d) "The oppression of my people."

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

3. 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) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."
(d) "The meaning of life."

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

5. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?
(a) To conjure or invent.
(b) To perform or utter repeatedly.
(c) To deceive or lie.
(d) To deplete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a sentimental longing for the past?

2. 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?

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

4. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?

5. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?

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