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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 3, "After considering Butler's remarks, you begin to understand yourself as rendered" what?
(a) "Infuriated by the examples of injustice."
(b) "Entrapped by the fact of race."
(c) "Silent by the greed of others."
(d) "Hyper-visible in the face of such language acts."

2. The author says in Chapter 4 that "truth be told, you could no more control those sighs than" what?
(a) "That which brings the sighs about."
(b) "The lies of history."
(c) "You could control your own mind."
(d) "The oppression of my people."

3. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?
(a) To ask the teacher for a pencil.
(b) To go with her to the restroom.
(c) To tell the teacher that she is going to be sick.
(d) To lean to the right so she can copy her answers.

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

5. What phrase is repeated in the second of the prints that is displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "A past stacked among your pillows."
(b) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(c) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."
(d) "The meaning of life."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 1, "You are reminded of a conversation you had recently, comparing the merits of sentences constructed implicitly with 'yes, and' rather than" what?

2. On what dates does the author cite for the section titled "In Memory of Trayvon Martin" in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. Rankine writes in Chapter 5, "You could build a world out of need or you could" do what?

(see the answer key)

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