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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?
(a) "An angry nigger exterior."
(b) "An expression of desire."
(c) "A wider world-view."
(d) "A beacon of yesterday."

2. What artist stenciled the line "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background" on canvas, transforming the words into abstractions?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Glenn Ligon.
(c) Jayson Musson.
(d) Sherman James.

3. Rankine writes in Chapter 5, "You could build a world out of need or you could" do what?
(a) "Stand in silence."
(b) "Lose need altogether."
(c) "Walk forward without looking."
(d) "Hold everything black and see."

4. Where does the author solicit the reader to "Join me down here" in Chapter 5?
(a) "In tomorrow."
(b) "In nowhere."
(c) "In sorrow."
(d) "In history."

5. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes "the past" as a life sentence and uses what metaphor to describe it in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does the author describe pouring three bowls of in Chapter 5?

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

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