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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did James Craig Anderson work?
(a) At a Chevrolet plant.
(b) At a Nissan plant.
(c) At a Ford plant.
(d) At a Toyota plant.

2. 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"?
(a) Glenn Ligon.
(b) Zora Neale Hurston.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) Chris Marker.

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

4. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the past has "turned your flesh into its own" what?
(a) "Blackboard."
(b) "Slate."
(c) "Table."
(d) "Cupboard."

5. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the "sigh is the pathway to" what?
(a) "The self."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Vulnerability."
(d) "Breath."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was considered to be the murder weapon in James Craig Anderson's death?

2. Where has Judith Butler taught since 1993?

3. Who were the Jena Six convicted of beating?

4. The author writes in Chapter 6, "In a landscape drawn from an ocean bed, you can't drive yourself" what?

5. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?

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