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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary word employed by the author in Chapter 5 refers to a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers to either the participants or something else?
(a) Gerund.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Pronoun.
(d) Protagonist.

2. When was Trayvon Martin born?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1999.

3. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?
(a) The St. Edwards School.
(b) The School for the Blind.
(c) The Sts. Philip and James School.
(d) The PS 242.

4. The author describes the script in Chapter 6 as being comprised of quotes from what television station?
(a) ABC News.
(b) CNN.
(c) MSNBC.
(d) FOX News.

5. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?
(a) To deplete.
(b) To conjure or invent.
(c) To deceive or lie.
(d) To perform or utter repeatedly.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author claim "won't attach you to anything no matter how depleted you feel" in Chapter 5?

4. What does the author describe the passenger in her car telling her in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?

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