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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the ocean do regarding the "blues it can't absorb" in Chapter 5?
(a) It shivers.
(b) It flees.
(c) It blushes.
(d) It hides.

4. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sarah Anne.
(c) Mary Catherine.
(d) Michelle.

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?
(a) "In loss."
(b) "In celluloid."
(c) "In black."
(d) "In isolation."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 2 means ordinary or everyday?

2. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?

3. On what airline does the author describe sitting in a window seat in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does the author claim "won't attach you to anything no matter how depleted you feel" in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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