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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 Chapter 6, the author writes, "He said, I don't know what the water wanted. It wanted to show you" what?
(a) "How strong it was."
(b) "Your own vulnerabilities."
(c) "Your loss."
(d) "No one would come."

2. The author describes "the past" as a life sentence and uses what metaphor to describe it in Chapter 5?
(a) "A car rolling down a mountain."
(b) "A pillow where you lay your head."
(c) "A blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."
(d) "A sharp arrow shooting backward."

3. What does the author claim "the destination" is in Chapter 5?
(a) Incoherent.
(b) Inexorable.
(c) Redacted.
(d) Illusory.

4. When was Trayvon Martin born?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1990.

5. What does the author describe the storm carrying her through in Chapter 5?
(a) The desert.
(b) The forest.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 6, "In a landscape drawn from an ocean bed, you can't drive yourself" what?

2. What word from Chapter 5 refers to humor or frivolity, especially in the treatment of a serious matter?

3. On what date did the center of Hurricane Katrina pass southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana?

4. What word does the author use in Chapter 5 to mean a thing that blocks one's way?

5. Where was James Craig Anderson murdered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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