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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 5 means censored or obscured?
(a) Impelled.
(b) Compelled.
(c) Depleted.
(d) Redacted.

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

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

4. What does the author describe buying from the cashier when out with her friend in Chapter 3?
(a) A college textbook.
(b) A sandwich and a Pellegrino.
(c) A dress and heels.
(d) A steak and a glass of wine.

5. With whom was the collaboration for the script described in Chapter 6?
(a) Jennifer Capriati.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) John Lucas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?

2. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts?

3. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?

4. What does the author describe pouring three bowls of in Chapter 5?

5. What does the world say about memory and the past, according to the author in Chapter 4?

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