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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 5 means censored or obscured?
(a) Impelled.
(b) Redacted.
(c) Depleted.
(d) Compelled.

2. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Someone claimed we should use our skin as" what?
(a) "A blanket."
(b) "Protection."
(c) "Revenge."
(d) "Wallpaper."

3. The author writes in Chapter 6, "My brother is completed by" what?
(a) "Nothing."
(b) "Hope."
(c) "Sky."
(d) "Love."

4. Who is cited as saying that "skin color cannot be more important than the human being" in Chapter 6?
(a) Deryl Dedmon.
(b) Glenn Ligon.
(c) John Lucas.
(d) James Baldwin.

5. What word from Chapter 5 refers to humor or frivolity, especially in the treatment of a serious matter?
(a) Irony.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Levity.
(d) Cultivation.

6. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Yesterday called to say we were together and you were" what?
(a) "Lost."
(b) "Broken."
(c) "Waiting."
(d) "Bloodshot."

7. In Chapter 6, the author writes, "The days of our childhood together were steep steps into a" what?
(a) "Silent attic."
(b) "Collapsing mind."
(c) "Lost history."
(d) "Confusing future."

8. When was Trayvon Martin born?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1992.

9. On what date was James Craig Anderson murdered?
(a) June 26, 2011.
(b) August 29, 2005.
(c) February 26, 2012.
(d) August 4, 2011.

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

11. What word used by the author in Chapter 5 refers to a thing that represents or stands for something else?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Symbol.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

12. What was considered to be the murder weapon in James Craig Anderson's death?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rope.
(c) A gun.
(d) A truck.

13. What word used in Chapter 5 refers to a caste in Hinduism specializing as priests, teachers, and protectors of sacred learning?
(a) Vaishya.
(b) Brahmin.
(c) Shudra.
(d) Kshatriya.

14. What literary word employed by the author in Chapter 5 refers to a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers to either the participants or something else?
(a) Pronoun.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Gerund.

15. Who murdered James Craig Anderson?
(a) John Lucas.
(b) George Zimmerman.
(c) Deryl Dedmon.
(d) Jayson Musson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe the storm carrying her through in Chapter 5?

2. Where is the author when she describes a man showing her a picture of his wife in Chapter 5?

3. With whom was the collaboration for the script described in Chapter 6?

4. Who shot and killed Trayvon Martin?

5. What does the man point out about his wife when he shows the author a picture of her in Chapter 5?

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