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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author solicit the reader to "Join me down here" in Chapter 5?
(a) "In history."
(b) "In tomorrow."
(c) "In sorrow."
(d) "In nowhere."

2. In a poetic monologue in Chapter 6, the author writes, "The hearts of my brothers are" what?
(a) "Broken."
(b) "Healed."
(c) "Shining."
(d) "Genuine."

3. On what date was James Craig Anderson murdered?
(a) June 26, 2011.
(b) August 4, 2011.
(c) February 26, 2012.
(d) August 29, 2005.

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

5. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?
(a) Incoherent.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Inexorable.
(d) Astute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author says in Chapter 4 that "truth be told, you could no more control those sighs than" what?

3. Who is cited as saying that "skin color cannot be more important than the human being" in Chapter 6?

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

5. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?

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