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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 71 - 134).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her poem in Part I, what does Rankine say is in her voice when she says she feels herself slowing down?
(a) Resignation.
(b) Fear.
(c) Marginalization.
(d) Humor.

2. Which poet described love partially as "a close reading"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Erica Hunt.
(c) Adrienne Richardson.
(d) Fabrize Fabricant.

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

4. Which of the following does Rankine write that the "root of chastise" is?
(a) To garden.
(b) To chase.
(c) To feed.
(d) To make pure.

5. What does Rankine's white male friend send her from the diversity workshop he attends?
(a) Desperate looks.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Crazy emojis.
(d) A request that she call him and manufacture a reason for him to have to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Color of Law?

2. Which social justice activist talked often about the so-called culture of whiteness?

3. What is the name for the pictures photographers used to use to gauge skin tone?

4. What illness did Rankine suffer and recover from?

5. Who said, "I do not understand that because I do not want a negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife?"

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