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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. Where does the author describe rushing to meet a friend in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Oakland.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Santa Monica.
(d) Chicago.

2. What tennis superstar expressed his shock that Serena Williams was able to hold it together after losing the semifinal match in the 2004 Women's U.S. Open?
(a) John McEnroe.
(b) Roger Federer.
(c) Andre Agassi.
(d) James Williams.

3. What does the word "denigrate" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) To criticize unfairly.
(b) To imply.
(c) To elevate someone.
(d) To leave a situation.

4. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a sentimental longing for the past?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Recompense.
(c) Cultivation.
(d) Allusion.

5. What tennis tournament have the Williams sisters boycotted since 2001?
(a) The Indian Wells Masters.
(b) The Miami Open.
(c) The Madrid Open.
(d) The ATP World Tour Finals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the "woman with multiple degrees" say she didn't know black women could get, in Chapter 3?

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

4. In Chapter 3, the author writes, "A friend tells you he has seen a photograph of you on the Internet and he wants to know why you look so" what?

5. On what airline does the author describe sitting in a window seat in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of memory addressed in Chapter 4?

2. How does the narrator respond when she is called a derogatory name by a friend in Chapter 3?

3. What symbolism can be seen in Chapter 4?

4. Why is the friend upset about hiring an African American in Chapter 1?

5. What is signified and alluded to by the picture of the Rutgers women's basketball team in Chapter 3?

6. What happens in the narrative at the Catholic school in Chapter 1?

7. What symbolism can be seen in the imagery in Chapter 1?

8. How does the author describe Serena Williams's performance in the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open in Chapter 2?

9. How does the narrator feel about her experiences described in Chapter 1?

10. Who is Hennessy Youngman and what is discussed regarding him in Chapter 2?

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