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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did the beating take place involving the Jena Six?
(a) August 4, 2011.
(b) February 26, 2012.
(c) December 4, 2006.
(d) August 29, 2005.

2. Who shot and killed Trayvon Martin?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) George Zimmerman.
(d) Sherman James.

3. What does the author claim "the destination" is in Chapter 5?
(a) Illusory.
(b) Incoherent.
(c) Redacted.
(d) Inexorable.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rankine opens Chapter 4 with the statement that "To live through the days sometimes you moan like" what?

2. What ocean does the author describe "breaking on our heads" in Chapter 5?

3. On what date was James Craig Anderson murdered?

4. What does the author describe Serena Williams doing during the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?

5. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?

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