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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who signed the Immigration Act of 1924 into law?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Chester Pierce.
(c) Robert Park.
(d) Isaac La Peyrere.

2. Who wrote An American Dilemma?
(a) Chester Pierce.
(b) Robert Park.
(c) Isaac La Peyrere.
(d) Gunnar Myrdal.

3. What term does the author prefer to replace "microaggressions" (58)?
(a) Abuse.
(b) Discrimination.
(c) Systemic racism.
(d) Institutional racism.

4. According to the author, "The 1882 Chinese Restriction Act was exted to an even broader act, encompassing a larger 'Asiatic Barred Zone'" in what year (76)?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1932.

5. In what field did the author's mother take on a career?
(a) Architecture.
(b) International banking.
(c) Healthcare technology.
(d) Home decor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author's father join Floyd H. Flake's ministerial staff?

2. Who wrote the manifesto The Spook Who Sat by the Door?

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts?

4. Where was the school that the author's parents took him to visit, as described in the narrative in Chapter 3?

5. What percentatge of Black families lived in owner-occupied homes in 2014?

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