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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. To what college was the author accepted, although he did not attend that school?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Louisiana State University.
(c) Hampton University.
(d) Howard University.

2. What nickname did the author get named in seventh and eighth grades?
(a) Robot.
(b) Bonk.
(c) Smurf.
(d) Rat.

3. Who taught the class "The Black Aesthetic" that the author's father attended in college?
(a) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Addison Gayle Jr.
(d) Sam Greenlee.

4. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts?
(a) Exoneration.
(b) Leniency.
(c) Paucity.
(d) Attribution.

5. What is the author's current middle name?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Xolani.
(c) Xalen.
(d) Xanbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Department of Education data, how many times more likely were Black students than White students to be suspended from public schools in the 2013-14 academic school year?

2. When did a bipartisan group of White legislators introduce the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, according to the author in Chapter 6?

3. Who said, "'Racist' isn't a descriptive word. It's a pejorative word" (14)?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, what percentage of Latinx families lived in owner-occupied homes in 2014?

5. What term does the author prefer to replace "microaggressions" (58)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is a "biological racist" defined by the author?

2. Why does the author prefer the term "racist policy" over "institutional racism" or "systemic racism"?

3. What does the "war on drugs" refer to?

4. What led the author to "protest" in third grade?

5. How is "racial inequity" defined by the author?

6. What does "eugenics" refer to?

7. How does the author describe entering "racial puberty" in Chapter 3?

8. What are the origins of ethnic racism, according to the author?

9. What does "affirmative action" refer to?

10. How are climate change and racist policy relate to one another?

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