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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the past has "turned your flesh into its own" what?
(a) "Slate."
(b) "Blackboard."
(c) "Cupboard."
(d) "Table."

2. What does the world say about memory and the past, according to the author in Chapter 4?
(a) To analyze it.
(b) To question it.
(c) To forget it.
(d) To embrace it.

3. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2007.

4. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Incoherent.
(c) Astute.
(d) Inexorable.

5. 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) Andre Agassi.
(b) John McEnroe.
(c) James Williams.
(d) Roger Federer.

6. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "A friend tells you he has seen a photograph of you on the Internet and he wants to know why you look so" what?
(a) "Happy."
(b) "Scared."
(c) "Angry."
(d) "Cerebral."

7. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?
(a) "Narrative."
(b) "Deception."
(c) "Redemption."
(d) "Politics."

8. What does the author claim "isn't a cure for feeling, it is a clean displacement of effort, will, and disappointment" in Chapter 4?
(a) "Watching tennis."
(b) "Writing."
(c) "Reading the newspaper."
(d) "Watching football."

9. How many bad calls did the umpire detractor make against Serena Williams in her semifinal matchup in 2004?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

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

11. What is the name of Hennessy Youngman's internet series that the author discusses in Chapter 2?
(a) "Wonderworks."
(b) "Life Rules."
(c) "Web Rulez."
(d) "Art Thoughtz."

12. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?
(a) To conjure or invent.
(b) To deceive or lie.
(c) To perform or utter repeatedly.
(d) To deplete.

13. Where has Judith Butler taught since 1993?
(a) The University of Illinois, Chicago.
(b) The University of California, Berkeley.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) New York University.

14. 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?
(a) The Rutgers University women's basketball team.
(b) The Princeton University women's basketball team.
(c) The Yale University women's basketball team.
(d) The Harvard University women's basketball team.

15. What phrase is repeated in the second of the prints that is displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "The meaning of life."
(b) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."
(c) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(d) "A past stacked among your pillows."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim that moaning elicits in Chapter 4?

2. Where is the school described as being located in Chapter 1?

3. What does the author describe her friend calling her because she is late in the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, the author describes Judith Baker discussing what makes language hurtful. She writes that Baker's response is "We suffer from the condition of being" what?

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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