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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 209 - 266).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word did a preschool teacher for a friend of Rankine's four-year old son use for the child when he had a temper tantrum at school?
(a) Malevolent.
(b) Unhinged.
(c) Violent.
(d) Malicious.

2. What illness did Rankine suffer and recover from?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

3. How did khaki pants and the color khaki begin to become fashionable in America in the 1950s?
(a) They helped kids blend into their surroundings so as not to attract unwanted attention.
(b) Fashion brands starting having their models wear them to parks.
(c) Families liked them because they were easy to wash.
(d) Returning soldiers from the war brought their army-issued khakis to campus to wear.

4. What year was the document Notes on the State of Virginia written in?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1904.

5. What question does a white man ask his female partner in an airport line that greatly turns Rankine and other passengers off in Part IV?
(a) Are you stupid?
(b) Do you not realize how fat you are?
(c) Why can you never do anything right?
(d) Do you want me to hit you?

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rankine bolster the security at her own home?

2. Which former U.S. President wrote parts of Notes on the State of Virginia?

3. What ubiquitous coffee shop chain experienced a scandal for the racial bias an employee exhibited towards customers there in 2018?

4. What book of Wendy Travino's does Rankine's friend ask if she has read in Part IV?

5. Why did one white friend of Rankine's tell her she had to defend her to her other white friends often?

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