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

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

3. On what date was Mark Duggan murdered?
(a) August 4, 2011.
(b) December 4, 2006.
(c) February 26, 2012.
(d) August 29, 2005.

4. In "Long Form Birth Certificate" in Chapter 6, the author writes, "All living is listening for" what?
(a) "A throat to open."
(b) "The madman."
(c) "The world of evil."
(d) "History."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, the author writes, "The days of our childhood together were steep steps into a" what?

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

3. What phrase does the author describe trying to stamp from her mind in Chapter 6?

4. What does the author describe holding in her hand as she leans against the sink in the end of Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author compare the Rodney King beating and the death of Mark Duggan in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Hurricane Katrina symbolize for the author?

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

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

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

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