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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?
(a) "Deception."
(b) "Politics."
(c) "Redemption."
(d) "Narrative."

2. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?
(a) Sherman James.
(b) Jayson Musson.
(c) Chris Marker.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

3. What does the author claim "won't attach you to anything no matter how depleted you feel" in Chapter 5?
(a) "Appetite."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Revenge."
(d) "History."

4. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?
(a) Jayson Musson.
(b) Zora Neale Hurston.
(c) Chris Marker.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

5. Who is cited as saying that "skin color cannot be more important than the human being" in Chapter 6?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Deryl Dedmon.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) John Lucas.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 6, "My brother is completed by" what?

2. Who were the Jena Six convicted of beating?

3. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?

4. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?

5. In a poetic monologue in Chapter 6, the author writes, "The hearts of my brothers are" what?

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