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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 135 - 208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rankine insist at a dinner party in Part III was a major cause of Donald Trump's presidential election in 2016?
(a) Russian interference.
(b) The Democrats' incompetence.
(c) Racism.
(d) A very good communications team.

2. Why does one white man tell Rankine he is comfortable around Black people?
(a) He plays basketball.
(b) He has a Black friend.
(c) He has a Black brother-in-law.
(d) He works with many Black people.

3. Which writer refers to "the afterlife of slavery"?
(a) Zora Neal Hurston.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Saidya Hartman.

4. What does the sign the man in the photograph on page 140 of this book say?
(a) I am not white male privilege.
(b) No whites, no service.
(c) I do not have enough food to eat; how can I be privileged?
(d) I am not ashamed/afraid to be white.

5. What did Rankine and her husband spend much of their time doing for the past several decades?
(a) Teaching classes at small community colleges about racism.
(b) Raising foster children.
(c) Making art addressing the racist treatment of American citizens.
(d) Traveling to other countries to try to help set up health care centers for people of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man on the plane tell Rankine he misrepresented to her in his story about his hometown?

2. Who is Rankine's favorite musical group?

3. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?

4. What does Rankine refer to "the gloom" in her poem in Part III?

5. Which of the following does the Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about Blacks?

(see the answer key)

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