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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. Who is the teacher described in Chapter 1?
(a) Sister Evelyn.
(b) Mr. Jackson.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

2. The author claims in Chapter 1, "A friend argues that Americans battle between the 'historical self' and" what?
(a) "The 'self self.'"
(b) "The 'cultural self.'"
(c) "The 'future self.'"
(d) "The need for power."

3. What radio host is cited by the author in Chapter 3 for insulting a women's basketball team with racist slurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Don Imus.
(b) Howard Stern.
(c) Alex Jones.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

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

5. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Subway.
(c) Burger King.
(d) McDonald's.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author first describe watching the Women's U.S. Open final in Chapter 2?

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

3. What women's basketball team was insulted by the commentary of a radio host in 2007 during a discussion of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship?

4. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?

5. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What theme stands out in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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