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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Part Four: The Tentacles of Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what figure of speech does Wilkerson use when she says that modern caste protocols "are like the wind" (212)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Understatement.

2. What is the best definition of "heritability" as used in "The Second Pillar: Heritability"?
(a) A privilege that stays within a particular family.
(b) A status based on genetics.
(c) Able to bind different families together.
(d) Capable of being passed down from parent to child.

3. What departure from legal precedent was made in the Virginia Assembly's decision that the children of enslaved women should also be considered slaves?
(a) Prior to this, status was legally passed from father to child.
(b) Prior to this, slavery was not considered a permanent condition.
(c) Prior to this, the status of both parents was factored into a child's status.
(d) Prior to this, slavery was not considered to be inherited.

4. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" what unusual name does Harold Hale give his daughter?
(a) White.
(b) Miss.
(c) Lady.
(d) Daughter.

5. What prejudice does Tushar, from the London conference in "Chapter Ten: Central Miscasting," say exists inside Indian castes?
(a) Prejudice based on skin color.
(b) Prejudice based on career achievements.
(c) Prejudice based on wealth.
(d) Prejudice based on education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which leading Black intellectual corresponded with Bhimrao Ambedkar about race in America?

2. To what Supreme Court case does Wilkerson allude in her "Pillar Number Four: Purity versus Pollution" story about the shoemaker who sued for the right to ride in the white car of the train?

3. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," Wilkerson relays the story of a Black woman who visits a new white neighbor. What is the white neighbor's response?

4. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," Wilkerson says that actions that reinforce the caste system are "autonomic." What is the best meaning of this word in this context?

5. In "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" what does Harold Hale do when people knock down his mailbox?

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