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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. On what dates does the author cite for the section titled "In Memory of Trayvon Martin" in Chapter 6?
(a) August 29, 2005.
(b) August 4, 2011.
(c) February 26, 2012.
(d) June 26, 2011.

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

3. In a poetic monologue in Chapter 6, the author writes, "The hearts of my brothers are" what?
(a) "Healed."
(b) "Shining."
(c) "Genuine."
(d) "Broken."

4. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Everyone understood you to be suffering and still everyone thought you thought" what?
(a) "You were invisible."
(b) "You were the sun."
(c) "You were alone."
(d) "You were nothing."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, the author writes of a "Blue ceiling calling a body into the midst of" what?

2. The author writes in Chapter 5, "Exactly why we survive and can look back with furrowed brow is" what?

3. What does the author claim "won't attach you to anything no matter how depleted you feel" in Chapter 5?

4. The author asks of the reader in Chapter 6 of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, "Have you seen their" what?

5. What does the author describe happening at the drugstore in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What scenario does the author describe while waiting at a bar of a restaurant in Chapter 5?

3. What scenario does the author present when an unnamed man is arrested in Chapter 6?

4. How does the narrator describe overcoming her inner struggle in the conclusion of Chapter 5?

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

6. What does the author say regarding questions and answers in Chapter 6?

7. What does Hurricane Katrina symbolize for the author?

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

9. How does the author juxtapose the reality of Hurrican Katrina victims with their depiction in the media?

10. How is the theme of anger explored in Chapter 6?

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