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

2. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?
(a) The PS 242.
(b) The St. Edwards School.
(c) The School for the Blind.
(d) The Sts. Philip and James School.

3. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?
(a) Mariana Alves.
(b) Sherman James.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Chris Marker.

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

5. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?
(a) Sherman James.
(b) Chris Marker.
(c) Zora Neale Hurston.
(d) Jayson Musson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what airline does the author describe sitting in a window seat in Chapter 1?

2. 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?

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?

4. What word from Chapter 2 means ordinary or everyday?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author illustrate the differences between white and black experiences in Chapter 3?

3. How does the author describe Serena Williams's career in 2012?

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

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

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

7. Why is the friend upset about hiring an African American in Chapter 1?

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

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

10. What symbolism can be seen in Chapter 4?

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