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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. In the poetic section titled "Stop-and-Frisk" in Chapter 6, the author writes that "the charge the officer decided on was exhibition of" what?
(a) "Guilt."
(b) "Intoxication."
(c) "Rage."
(d) "Speed."

2. On what date was James Craig Anderson murdered?
(a) June 26, 2011.
(b) February 26, 2012.
(c) August 4, 2011.
(d) August 29, 2005.

3. What word from Chapter 6 means to represent something as being beautiful?
(a) Inflect.
(b) Reverie.
(c) Aestheticize.
(d) Redact.

4. What does the author describe happening at the drugstore in Chapter 5?
(a) Her card is declined.
(b) Her friend slips and falls.
(c) A man breaks in line ahead of her.
(d) She is falsely arrested.

5. Rankine writes in Chapter 5, "You could build a world out of need or you could" do what?
(a) "Stand in silence."
(b) "Lose need altogether."
(c) "Hold everything black and see."
(d) "Walk forward without looking."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the ocean do regarding the "blues it can't absorb" in Chapter 5?

2. The author claims in Chapter 5, "Listen, you, I was creating a life study of" what?

3. What color is described repeatedly throughout Chapter 5?

4. Where is the author when she describes a man showing her a picture of his wife in Chapter 5?

5. The author writes in Chapter 6, "My brother is completed by" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What scenario does the author present when an unnamed man is arrested in Chapter 6?

4. How does the term "microaggression" apply in Chapter 5?

5. How are "words" presented in Chapter 5?

6. What does the author say regarding questions and answers in Chapter 6?

7. How does the author describe the effects of Hurricane Katrina in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What theme is explored by the author in examining the Trayvon Martin case in Chapter 6?

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