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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author describes hearing two men outside a conference room in Chapter 3, when one says to the other that "being around black people is like" what?
(a) "Wandering alone in a desert."
(b) "Being amongst fellow compatriots."
(c) "Watching a foreign film without translation."
(d) "Being in a pool of fish."

2. The author concludes Chapter 3 by saying that what "shouldn't be an ambition"?
(a) "Justice."
(b) "New paths to progress."
(c) "Reexamining history."
(d) "Just getting along."

3. 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) How uncomfortable she makes her feel.
(b) That she is welcome to return and visit.
(c) How comfortable she makes her feel.
(d) That she reminds her of her sister.

4. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?
(a) Visionary.
(b) Reactionary.
(c) Inexorable.
(d) Implicit.

5. The author writes in Chapter 3, "After considering Butler's remarks, you begin to understand yourself as rendered" what?
(a) "Silent by the greed of others."
(b) "Hyper-visible in the face of such language acts."
(c) "Entrapped by the fact of race."
(d) "Infuriated by the examples of injustice."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?

4. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?

5. What film does the author describe seeing with a friend in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does the author reach in Chapter 4?

2. What theme stands out in Chapter 3?

3. What does the author suggest as a potential power in racist language in Chapter 3?

4. How does the author describe Serena Williams's performance in the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open in Chapter 2?

5. What is signified and alluded to by the picture of the Rutgers women's basketball team in Chapter 3?

6. Who is Franz Fanon and why does the author cite him in Chapter 2?

7. How does the narrator respond when called by the wrong name by a woman at work in Chapter 3?

8. Who is Hennessy Youngman and what is discussed regarding him in Chapter 2?

9. Who is Judith Butler and why does the author cite her in Chapter 3?

10. What is symbolized by the imagery on the cover of Citizen: An American Lyric?

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