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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Rankine writes, "Soon you are sitting around, publicly listening, when you hear this--what happens to you" what?
(a) "Is yours forever."
(b) "Is important."
(c) "Becomes a part of you."
(d) "Doesn't belong to you."

2. On what date does the author describe the following scenario in Chapter 7: "A friend writes of the numbing effects of humming and it returns you to your own sigh"?
(a) July 13, 2013.
(b) August 29, 2005.
(c) August 4, 2011.
(d) February 26, 2012.

3. What does the author describe happening at the drugstore in Chapter 5?
(a) Her friend slips and falls.
(b) A man breaks in line ahead of her.
(c) She is falsely arrested.
(d) Her card is declined.

4. On what date was Mark Duggan murdered?
(a) February 26, 2012.
(b) August 4, 2011.
(c) August 29, 2005.
(d) December 4, 2006.

5. What word from Chapter 5 means relating or denoting the writing of letters?
(a) Epistolary.
(b) Illusory.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Levity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the following quotation that opens the book: "If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black"?

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

3. What word from Chapter 5 refers to humor or frivolity, especially in the treatment of a serious matter?

4. What does the author describe Serena Williams doing during the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?

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

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