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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 tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?
(a) The Miami Open.
(b) The ATP World Tour Finals.
(c) The Madrid Open.
(d) The Indian Wells Masters.

2. What is the name of Hennessy Youngman's internet series that the author discusses in Chapter 2?
(a) "Wonderworks."
(b) "Life Rules."
(c) "Web Rulez."
(d) "Art Thoughtz."

3. How many bad calls did the umpire detractor make against Serena Williams in her semifinal matchup in 2004?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

4. What does the author describe the passenger in her car telling her in Chapter 1?
(a) "That his wife is leaving him for the dean with whom she's been having an affair."
(b) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(c) "That his work was examining race in America."
(d) "That his dean is making him hire a person of color when there are so many great writers out there."

5. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2011.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?

4. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?

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

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