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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 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) "No, and."
(b) "No, but."
(c) "No."
(d) "Yes, but."

2. 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) "Watching football."
(d) "Reading the newspaper."

3. What does the author say sighing does in Chapter 4?
(a) It elicits sympathy.
(b) It upsets.
(c) It encourages.
(d) It entices.

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

5. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Cancer.
(d) The flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams 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. What does the author refer to "doubt" as in Chapter 1?

4. Where has Judith Butler taught since 1993?

5. According to the world's view, the author says in Chapter 4, "No one should adhere to the facts that contribute to" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolism can be seen in the imagery in Chapter 1?

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

3. How does the author describe Serena Williams in Chapter 4?

4. How does the narrator feel about her experiences described in Chapter 1?

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

6. What realization does the author reach in Chapter 3?

7. How is the theme of memory addressed in Chapter 4?

8. How would you describe the narrative style of Chapter 1? What is significant about the narrative style?

9. What theme predominates Chapter 1 of Citizen: An American Lyric?

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

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