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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 author describe holding in her hand as she leans against the sink in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) A gun.
(b) Red wine.
(c) A plate of food.
(d) A dishrag.

2. What word used in Chapter 5 refers to a caste in Hinduism specializing as priests, teachers, and protectors of sacred learning?
(a) Brahmin.
(b) Vaishya.
(c) Shudra.
(d) Kshatriya.

3. Chapter 6 is described by the author as a script for what?
(a) A docu-drama.
(b) An historical play.
(c) A web series.
(d) A situation video.

4. What does the author describe metaphorically in Chapter 5 as "well-oiled doors opening and closing between intention, gesture"?
(a) "Words."
(b) "Politics."
(c) "Actions."
(d) "Performances."

5. What word from Chapter 6 refers to something suitable to become the subject of a lawsuit?
(a) Litigious.
(b) Epistolary.
(c) Levity.
(d) Inexorable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ocean does the author describe "breaking on our heads" in Chapter 5?

2. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Exactly why we survive and can look back with furrowed brow is" what?

3. The author describes the script in Chapter 6 as being comprised of quotes from what television station?

4. Who is cited as saying that "skin color cannot be more important than the human being" in Chapter 6?

5. What does "FEMA" stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an example of irony in Chapter 5? How does this example serve the work?

2. How is the theme of being forgotten explored in Chapter 6?

3. How does the author's language and narrative style change in Chapter 5?

4. What does the author state regarding the Jena Six case in Chapter 6?

5. What theme is explored when the narrator describes her experience in the drug store in Chapter 5?

6. What assertions does the author make regarding the James Craig Anderson incident in Chapter 6?

7. How is the theme of anger explored in Chapter 6?

8. What is the author referring to when she writes "I was creating a life study of a monumental first person, a Brahmin first person"?

9. How is the theme of the pain of prejudice explored in Chapter 6?

10. What are some examples of imagery (simile, metaphor, etc.) in Chapter 5?

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