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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, the author says, "The fiction of the facts assumes innocence, ignorance, lack of intention" and what else?

2. With whom was the collaboration for the script described in Chapter 6?

3. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Everyone understood you to be suffering and still everyone thought you thought" what?

4. What word in Chapter 5 means to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority?

5. What word from Chapter 6 refers to something suitable to become the subject of a lawsuit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

8. How are "words" presented in Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the murder of James Craig Anderson. When and where was James Craig Anderson murdered? Who killed him? How? What were the impacts of James Craig Anderson's murder?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the events surrounding Trayvon Martin's death. Who killed Trayvon Martin? How was his death presented by the media? What impacts did Martin's death have on race relations in America?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the scenarios presented by the author in Chapter 1. What are the different "characters" presented by the narrator? What do these characters experience? How do their experiences affect them?

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