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

2. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. What word from Chapter 3 means lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought?
(a) Astute.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Incoherent.
(d) Inexorable.

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

5. 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?
(a) "Cerebral."
(b) "Happy."
(c) "Angry."
(d) "Scared."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who sits behind the protagonist in the school room in Chapter 1?

2. Whom did Serena Williams play in her semifinal matchup in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?

3. The author writes in Chapter 4 that the "sigh is the pathway to" what?

4. 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?

5. What word in Chapter 4 refers to a contemplative person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator respond when she is called a derogatory name by a friend in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

10. What symbolism can be seen in Chapter 4?

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