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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 2 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the researcher that came up with the term "John Henryism"?
(a) Chris Marker.
(b) Mariana Alves.
(c) Sherman James.
(d) Glenn Ligon.

2. How many police cars arrived when the author's friend was harassed while babysitting for her in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. Whom does the author cite with the quote in Chapter 2, "I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background"?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Jayson Musson.
(c) Chris Marker.
(d) Sherman James.

4. What does the girl behind the school girl ask her to do when they are taking exams in Chapter 1?
(a) To ask the teacher for a pencil.
(b) To tell the teacher that she is going to be sick.
(c) To lean to the right so she can copy her answers.
(d) To go with her to the restroom.

5. What word from Chapter 2 means to have commercialized something?
(a) Commodified.
(b) Mollified.
(c) Codified.
(d) Extradicted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman at the cafe tell the author her son was not accepted at the college of her choice in Chapter 1?

2. Where does the author describe being when she confronts a man for calling a group of teenagers "niggers" in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of Hennessy Youngman's internet series that the author discusses in Chapter 2?

4. Who is the "distinguished tennis chair umpire" described in Chapter 2 as "the most notorious of Serena's detractors"?

5. What is the name of Serena Williams's sister?

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