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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, the author begins with the statement, "When you are alone and too tired even to turn on any of your devices, you let yourself linger in" what?
(a) "A desperation that you cannot name."
(b) "A white cloud of rain."
(c) "A past stacked among your pillows."
(d) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."

4. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?
(a) Mollified.
(b) Extradicted.
(c) Commodified.
(d) Codified.

5. The author writes in Chapter 1, "You are reminded of a conversation you had recently, comparing the merits of sentences constructed implicitly with 'yes, and' rather than" what?
(a) "Yes, but."
(b) "No, but."
(c) "No."
(d) "No, and."

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

7. 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 his failing grades.
(b) Because of affirmative action.
(c) Because of his lack of ambition.
(d) Because of his lack of extracurricular activities.

8. 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?
(a) "Angry."
(b) "Addressable."
(c) "Superior."
(d) "Frightened."

9. The author describes Hennessy Youngman in Chapter 2, saying that "He advises black artists to cultivate" what?
(a) "An angry nigger exterior."
(b) "A wider world-view."
(c) "An expression of desire."
(d) "A beacon of yesterday."

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

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

12. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Glenn Ligon.
(b) Alex Jones.
(c) Don Imus.
(d) Howard Stern.

13. What word in Chapter 4 refers to a contemplative person?
(a) Valedictorian.
(b) Allegiant.
(c) Ruminant.
(d) Sycophant.

14. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?
(a) To ask the teacher for a pencil.
(b) To go with her to the restroom.
(c) To lean to the right so she can copy her answers.
(d) To tell the teacher that she is going to be sick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?

2. What artist stenciled the line "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background" on canvas, transforming the words into abstractions?

3. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?

4. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?

5. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?

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