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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. On what date did the center of Hurricane Katrina pass southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana?
(a) June 26, 2005.
(b) August 29, 2005.
(c) August 4, 2011.
(d) February 26, 2012.

2. On what date did the beating take place involving the Jena Six?
(a) August 29, 2005.
(b) December 4, 2006.
(c) August 4, 2011.
(d) February 26, 2012.

3. Where did James Craig Anderson work?
(a) At a Chevrolet plant.
(b) At a Nissan plant.
(c) At a Ford plant.
(d) At a Toyota plant.

4. What animal does the author describe "surveying movement against the calm, red sky at morning" in Chapter 5?
(a) A shark.
(b) A red-tailed hawk.
(c) A bald eagle.
(d) A gray wolf.

5. In Chapter 5, the author writes of a "Blue ceiling calling a body into the midst of" what?
(a) "Freedom."
(b) "Melancholy."
(c) "Azure."
(d) "Legality."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used by the author in Chapter 5 refers to a thing that represents or stands for something else?

2. What was considered to be the murder weapon in James Craig Anderson's death?

3. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts?

4. The author describes "the past" as a life sentence and uses what metaphor to describe it in Chapter 5?

5. Chapter 6 is described by the author as a script for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What scenario does the author describe while waiting at a bar of a restaurant in Chapter 5?

6. What does Hurricane Katrina symbolize for the author?

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

8. How does the narrator describe overcoming her inner struggle in the conclusion of Chapter 5?

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

10. What color is explored in Chapter 5? What does this color represent for the author?

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