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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) "Infuriated by the examples of injustice."
(b) "Entrapped by the fact of race."
(c) "Silent by the greed of others."
(d) "Hyper-visible in the face of such language acts."

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

3. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?
(a) The Madrid Open.
(b) The Indian Wells Masters.
(c) The Miami Open.
(d) The ATP World Tour Finals.

4. 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?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Jayson Musson.
(c) Glenn Ligon.
(d) Sherman James.

5. What does the author describe the passenger in her car telling her in Chapter 1?
(a) "That his work was examining race in America."
(b) "He didn't care for his family or his friends."
(c) "That his dean is making him hire a person of color when there are so many great writers out there."
(d) "That his wife is leaving him for the dean with whom she's been having an affair."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. Why does the woman at the cafe tell the author her son was not accepted at the college of her choice in Chapter 1?

3. What does the author describe buying from the cashier when out with her friend in Chapter 3?

4. Rankine opens Chapter 4 with the statement that "To live through the days sometimes you moan like" what?

5. How does the author respond when a friend says in Chapter 3, "You are always on sabbatical"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Judith Butler and why does the author cite her in Chapter 3?

4. What theme predominates Chapter 2 of Citizen: An American Lyric?

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

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

7. What symbolism can be seen in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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