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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Part Five: The Consequences of Caste".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," Wilkerson says that marginalized people have to learn the "idiosyncrasies" of the ruling class. In this content, what is the best definition of "idiosyncrasy"?
(a) An illogical mannerism, perspective, or habit of speech.
(b) Characteristic particular to one person or group.
(c) Peculiarity; eccentricity.
(d) Preference or choice.

3. In "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," what does the Black bailiff do when the white killer of a Black man begins crying about her conviction?
(a) Comforts her by stroking her hair.
(b) Tells her to shut up and stop crying.
(c) Tells her that it will be okay and calls her "honey."
(d) Shoves her as she is being escorted from the court.

4. On page 287 of "Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stockholm Syndrome and the Survival of the Subordinate Class," what does Wilkerson blame on "the latitude granted these white saviors...[and] the collective desire to solve tribal wounds with superficial gestures of grace from the wounded"?
(a) The failure of society to see the truth of Devonte Hart's situation.
(b) The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
(c) The 2015 Charleston church massacre.
(d) The light sentence given to the white officer who shot a man who was just watching TV in his own apartment.

5. On page 16, Wilkerson says that people adjust to the "idiosyncrasies" of an old house. What is she saying that they adjust to?
(a) Its negative qualities.
(b) Its peculiar or unique features.
(c) Its positive qualities.
(d) Its layout and design.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 59 of "Chapter Five: 'The Container We Have Built for You,'" when Harold Hale's daughter is about to return to school after a visit with a friend's family, what is the grandmother's response?

3. In "Chapter Fourteen: The Intrusion of Caste in Everyday Life," what does Wilkerson compare to the modern phenomenon of whites calling the police on Blacks who are just going about ordinary everyday business?

4. 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?

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

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