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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 writes in Chapter 5, "Yesterday called to say we were together and you were" what?
(a) "Lost."
(b) "Waiting."
(c) "Broken."
(d) "Bloodshot."

2. What does the author describe metaphorically in Chapter 5 as "well-oiled doors opening and closing between intention, gesture"?
(a) "Actions."
(b) "Performances."
(c) "Words."
(d) "Politics."

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

4. On what airline does the author describe sitting in a window seat in Chapter 1?
(a) United Airlines.
(b) Pan-Am Airlines.
(c) Delta Airlines.
(d) American Airlines.

5. What women's basketball team was insulted by the commentary of a radio host in 2007 during a discussion of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship?
(a) The Princeton University women's basketball team.
(b) The Yale University women's basketball team.
(c) The Harvard University women's basketball team.
(d) The Rutgers University women's basketball team.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the author describe the passenger in her car telling her in Chapter 1?

5. The author writes in Chapter 2, "For years you attribute to Serena Williams a kind of resilience appropriate only for those who exist" how?

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