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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 5 means relating or denoting the writing of letters?
(a) Illusory.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Levity.
(d) Epistolary.

2. 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 Texas.
(b) In Missouri.
(c) In Arkansas.
(d) In Georgia.

3. What phrase does the author describe trying to stamp from her mind in Chapter 6?
(a) "An ideal to attain."
(b) "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
(c) "A cautionary warning."
(d) "Faith, not fear."

4. Who shot and killed Trayvon Martin?
(a) Sherman James.
(b) George Zimmerman.
(c) Zora Neale Hurston.
(d) Chris Marker.

5. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "Someone in the audience asks the man promoting his new book on humor what makes something funny. His answer is what you expect." What is the answer he gives?
(a) "Irony."
(b) "Character."
(c) "Gravity."
(d) "Context."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rankine writes in Chapter 5, "You could build a world out of need or you could" do what?

3. The author claims in Chapter 3 that "Language that feels hurtful is intended to exploit all the ways that you are" what?

4. Where does the author solicit the reader to "Join me down here" in Chapter 5?

5. What does the word "iterate" mean in Chapter 4?

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