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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the author describe "surveying movement against the calm, red sky at morning" in Chapter 5?
(a) A red-tailed hawk.
(b) A bald eagle.
(c) A gray wolf.
(d) A shark.

2. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Jayson Musson.
(c) Mariana Alves.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

3. What word from Chapter 7 refers to the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties?
(a) Reverie.
(b) Levity.
(c) Litigious.
(d) Vigilance.

4. In Chapter 7, the author states, "The worst injury is feeling you" what?
(a) "Are left behind in history."
(b) "Don't belong so much to you--."
(c) "Are not allowed to stand."
(d) "Are denied your ambitions."

5. Who directed the film Beau Travail?
(a) John Lucas.
(b) Deryl Dedmon.
(c) Claire Denis.
(d) James Baldwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the beating take place involving the Jena Six?

2. On what date did the center of Hurricane Katrina pass southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana?

3. In "Long Form Birth Certificate" in Chapter 6, the author writes, "All living is listening for" what?

4. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?

5. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?

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