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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 267 - 335).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rankine refer to when she uses the term "R and R" in Part III?
(a) Reparations and Reconstruction.
(b) Ruminations and Reparations.
(c) Rest and Relaxation.
(d) Reconstruction and Remorse.

3. Which BBC broadcaster compared the mixed-race royal baby to an ape?
(a) Marie Mayhem.
(b) Will Henderson.
(c) Charlie Roads.
(d) Danny Baker.

4. Which former U.S. President wrote parts of Notes on the State of Virginia?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

5. 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 do not think Black Lives Matter is a legitimate organization.
(c) I do not experience white privilege.
(d) I don't see color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which senator does Rankine identify as having tried to justify white voters' reluctance to vote for Black candidates in the 2018 midterm elections?

2. Who wrote the play Rankine goes to see in Part III with a white friend?

3. What does Rankine's white male friend send her from the diversity workshop he attends?

4. How does the document Notes on the State of Virginia characterize the griefs of Black people?

5. What did police often ask Rankine and her husband when they were pulled over in New York City and New Jersey?

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