1. What does Rankine write that college admissions processes are full of?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Public grievance.
(c) Gray areas.
(d) Magic.

2. Which West Indian writer does Rankine refer to in Part I in her section about air travel?
(a) Edouard Glissant.
(b) Richland Rowrey.
(c) Jondry Finland.
(d) Edward Ismal.

3. Which of the following does the Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about Blacks?
(a) They require less sleep than whites.
(b) They do not have as long of a lifespan as whites.
(c) They are less muscular than whites.
(d) They do not reproduce as easily as whites.

4. What does Rankine identify as an "idle thought" when discussing her daughter's school and the white parents there?
(a) The idea that someday America might really be a post-racial society.
(b) The idea of a shared anxiety with white parents regarding the lack of diversity at the school.
(c) The idea of affirmative action.
(d) The idea of playing the race card.

5. About how many whites do not have any Black friends, according to a study cited by the Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham?
(a) 20%.
(b) 55%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which theorist studied Google searches for the term evolution and found that the results were mostly portrayals of the height of evolution as the body of a white male?

2. What specific topic did George Wallace run successfully on?

3. What event occurred in Washington D.C. on August 8, 1925?

4. What does Rankine think is the probable outcome of her conversations at the dinner party in Part III?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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