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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 describes the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Chapter 6, saying that her friend said that the FEMA people all wanted to stay where?
(a) In Missouri.
(b) In Texas.
(c) In Georgia.
(d) In Arkansas.

2. Where does the author solicit the reader to "Join me down here" in Chapter 5?
(a) "In sorrow."
(b) "In tomorrow."
(c) "In nowhere."
(d) "In history."

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

4. Where is the author when she describes a man showing her a picture of his wife in Chapter 5?
(a) In the bar of a restaurant.
(b) In a convenient store.
(c) In a seminar meeting.
(d) In her friend's house.

5. What does the author claim "won't attach you to anything no matter how depleted you feel" in Chapter 5?
(a) "Love."
(b) "History."
(c) "Revenge."
(d) "Appetite."

Short Answer Questions

1. On what dates does the author cite for the section titled "In Memory of Trayvon Martin" in Chapter 6?

2. What color is described repeatedly throughout Chapter 5?

3. In a poetic monologue in Chapter 6, the author writes, "The hearts of my brothers are" what?

4. 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?

5. When was Trayvon Martin born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author discuss eating cereal in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. How does the author describe the past in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

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