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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) To imply.
(b) To elevate someone.
(c) To leave a situation.
(d) To criticize unfairly.

2. Who is the teacher described in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Anderson.
(b) Sister Evelyn.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mr. Jackson.

3. Where is the school described as being located in Chapter 1?
(a) On Broadway.
(b) On Steinway Street.
(c) On Jackson Street.
(d) On White Plains Road.

4. The author asks of the reader in Chapter 6 of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, "Have you seen their" what?
(a) "Faces."
(b) "Loss."
(c) "Homes."
(d) "Destiny."

5. What word from Chapter 2 means ordinary or everyday?
(a) Quotidian.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Culinary.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes "the past" as a life sentence and uses what metaphor to describe it in Chapter 5?

2. What does the author describe around the collar of her big coat in Chapter 5?

3. What does the author say sighing does in Chapter 4?

4. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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