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

2. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?
(a) To go with her to the restroom.
(b) To ask the teacher for a pencil.
(c) To tell the teacher that she is going to be sick.
(d) To lean to the right so she can copy her answers.

3. What phrase is repeated in the second of the prints that is displayed in Chapter 3?
(a) "The meaning of life."
(b) "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background."
(c) "Your memory, vessel of your feelings."
(d) "A past stacked among your pillows."

4. 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) "Angry."
(b) "Cerebral."
(c) "Scared."
(d) "Happy."

5. Who is the performer who invented the persona of Hennessy Youngman?
(a) Jayson Musson.
(b) Glenn Ligon.
(c) Chris Marker.
(d) Zora Neale Hurston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the school girl attend school in Chapter 1?

2. What does the real estate woman repeatedly say to the author's friend when she is showing the author her house in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of Serena Williams's sister?

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

5. What does the world say about memory and the past, according to the author in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in the narrative at the Catholic school in Chapter 1?

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

5. What symbolism can be seen in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

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