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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 phrase does Rankine's seatmate on a flight in Part I say that Rankine says pulls an emergency brake in her brain?
(a) I am not a racist.
(b) I don't see color.
(c) I do not experience white privilege.
(d) I do not think Black Lives Matter is a legitimate organization.

2. Which white documentary maker does Rankine study with her class?
(a) Jan Ringlow.
(b) Whitney Dow.
(c) Michael Moore.
(d) Jefferson Turfley.

3. Which Supreme Court Justice does Rankine take issue with for his assertion that he had no connections at Yale?
(a) Clarence Thomas.
(b) Neil Gorsuch.
(c) Brett Kavanaugh.
(d) Samuel Alito.

4. What song did Rankine and one of her white male co-travelers in Part I both love?
(a) Born in the U.S.A.
(b) The Devil Went Down to Georgia.
(c) Proud Mary.
(d) Nightshift.

5. Which university does Rankine work for?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one possible reason Rankine thinks white people do not develop close friendships with Black people?

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

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

4. Which BBC broadcaster compared the mixed-race royal baby to an ape?

5. How old was Rankine when she met her husband?

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