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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. What do the people in the workshop say about the scenario comparing a Black person to a monkey?
(a) It was something that should be taken up in court.
(b) It was above their pay grade.
(c) It was a fireable offense.
(d) It was supposed to be a joke.

2. What did police often ask Rankine and her husband when they were pulled over in New York City and New Jersey?
(a) How much money they had.
(b) Where they were going.
(c) Whether they had weapons.
(d) How they knew each other.

3. Which object did white supremacist demonstrators in Virginia use in 2017 during rally there?
(a) Swiss army knives.
(b) Robeson flags.
(c) Tiki torches.
(d) Bakelite Flashlights.

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

5. Which Florida governor used a racially charged expression, according to Rankine, when running in 2018 against a Black opponent?
(a) Rick Scott.
(b) Evan Stone.
(c) Ron DeSantis.
(d) Charlie Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?

2. Which city in Michigan suffered from lead-tainted water?

3. Which West Indian writer does Rankine refer to in Part I in her section about air travel?

4. What question does Rankine ask about white being being able to speak to their own whiteness in Part I?

5. What does Rankine say of her own white husband's attitude towards white privilege?

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