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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 gray wolf.
(b) A shark.
(c) A red-tailed hawk.
(d) A bald eagle.

2. Where was Joseph Mallord William Turner from?
(a) Canada.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) Ireland.

3. What tennis superstar expressed his shock that Serena Williams was able to hold it together after losing the semifinal match in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?
(a) Roger Federer.
(b) John McEnroe.
(c) Andre Agassi.
(d) James Williams.

4. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Subway.
(d) Burger King.

5. Why does the woman at the cafe tell the author her son was not accepted at the college of her choice in Chapter 1?
(a) Because of affirmative action.
(b) Because of his lack of ambition.
(c) Because of his lack of extracurricular activities.
(d) Because of his failing grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 5 means to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority?

2. What women's basketball team was insulted by the commentary of a radio host in 2007 during a discussion of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship?

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

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

5. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?

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