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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe her friend calling her because she is late in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) A "white woman."
(b) An "arrogant jerk."
(c) A "nappy-headed ho."
(d) A "sister."

2. What does "Beau Travail" translate to in English?
(a) "Standing Alone."
(b) "Good Work."
(c) "Beautiful Woman."
(d) "Happy Travels."

3. In Chapter 5, the author writes of a "Blue ceiling calling a body into the midst of" what?
(a) "Legality."
(b) "Azure."
(c) "Freedom."
(d) "Melancholy."

4. Whom did Serena Williams play in her semifinal matchup in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?
(a) Venus Williams.
(b) Mariana Alves.
(c) Jennifer Capriati.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

5. On what date did the beating take place involving the Jena Six?
(a) December 4, 2006.
(b) February 26, 2012.
(c) August 4, 2011.
(d) August 29, 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?

2. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?

3. On what airline does the author describe sitting in a window seat in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 6, the author writes, "The days of our childhood together were steep steps into a" what?

5. The author describes the script in Chapter 6 as being comprised of quotes from what television station?

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