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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. Where was James Craig Anderson murdered?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Sarasota, Florida.
(c) Jackson, Mississippi.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

2. The author writes in Chapter 5, "You begin to move around in search of the steps it will take before you are thrown back into your own body, back into your own need" for what?
(a) "For history."
(b) "To be found."
(c) "To be loved."
(d) "For justice."

3. The author claims in Chapter 5 that "the conversations you have with your eyes translate" what?
(a) "A shiny skyscraper."
(b) "Everything and nothing."
(c) "A desperation that you cannot name."
(d) "A white cloud of rain."

4. Who murdered James Craig Anderson?
(a) Deryl Dedmon.
(b) John Lucas.
(c) Jayson Musson.
(d) George Zimmerman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe happening at the drugstore in Chapter 5?

2. What word from Chapter 5 means relating or denoting the writing of letters?

3. In Chapter 5, the author writes of a "Blue ceiling calling a body into the midst of" what?

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

5. What word from Chapter 5 means censored or obscured?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author juxtapose the reality of Hurrican Katrina victims with their depiction in the media?

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