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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Part One: Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising All Around" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wilkerson, who is at the top of the "ladder of humanity" created by colonists in North America?
(a) Christians.
(b) English Protestants.
(c) Northern Europeans.
(d) White men.

2. On page 6, Wilkerson refers to white "preeminence." What quality is she referring to?
(a) Having the highest rank or position.
(b) Devotion to tradition or already existing institutions.
(c) Unjustified rage.
(d) Using language and mannerisms that indicate superiority.

3. In the page 15 sentence "An old house is its own kind of devotional, a dowager aunt with a story to be coaxed out of her," the reference to a dowager aunt is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

4. In the opening analogy of the book, what is the melting permafrost being compared to?
(a) Denial of climate change.
(b) Racism.
(c) A "silent" earthquake.
(d) The 2016 election.

5. According to Wilkerson's explanation on page 9, why did Democrats hesitate to impeach Trump?
(a) Fear of backlash from his base.
(b) The evidence was unclear.
(c) Fear of retribution from Trump himself.
(d) Many had investments in Trump businesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Wilkerson's anecdote about the house inspector, how does he "see past the plaster" (17)?

2. On page 15, Wilkerson says of the old house that "whatever is lurking will fester." What is especially apt about her choice of the word "fester"?

3. On page 11, what does Wilkerson indicate the term "evangelical voters" is code for?

4. As Wilkerson explains on page 9, under what circumstances can mental health professionals make a diagnosis public?

5. To whom is Wilkerson referring on page 4 when she describes someone as "a no-nonsense national figure overqualified by some estimates"?

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