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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author solicit the reader to "Join me down here" in Chapter 5?
(a) "In sorrow."
(b) "In tomorrow."
(c) "In history."
(d) "In nowhere."

2. Where was James Craig Anderson murdered?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Sarasota, Florida.
(c) Oxford, Mississippi.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

3. Rankine writes in Chapter 7, "Nobody notices, only you've known, / you're not sick, not crazy, not angry, not sad-- / It's just this, you're" what?
(a) "Under water."
(b) "Alone."
(c) "Injured."
(d) "Afraid."

4. What does the author claim the world says not to wear in the house in Chapter 4?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Hats.

5. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?
(a) That she reminds her of her sister.
(b) How uncomfortable she makes her feel.
(c) How comfortable she makes her feel.
(d) That she is welcome to return and visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date was James Craig Anderson murdered?

2. The author writes in Chapter 1, "If this were a domestic tragedy, and it might well be, this would be your fatal flaw." What is the fatal flaw she describes?

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

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

5. The author says in Chapter 4 that "truth be told, you could no more control those sighs than" what?

(see the answer key)

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