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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tennis superstar expressed his shock that Serena Williams was able to hold it together after losing the semifinal match in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?
(a) James Williams.
(b) Andre Agassi.
(c) John McEnroe.
(d) Roger Federer.

2. What word from Chapter 2 means ordinary or everyday?
(a) Quotidian.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Culinary.

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

4. What does the author describe the storm carrying her through in Chapter 5?
(a) Dusk.
(b) The desert.
(c) Dawn.
(d) The forest.

5. What does the author describe around the collar of her big coat in Chapter 5?
(a) "Fancy fur."
(b) "Fake fur."
(c) "A wool scarf."
(d) "Soft silk."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 4 refers to a contemplative person?

2. What does the ocean do regarding the "blues it can't absorb" in Chapter 5?

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

4. What does the author describe holding in her hand as she leans against the sink in the end of Chapter 5?

5. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Yesterday called to say we were together and you were" what?

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