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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. At the very end of Part II, what statement does Rankine recall a white woman saying to her several weeks earlier?
(a) Antiracist work makes no difference.
(b) Voter suppression laws make no difference.
(c) Blacks have to get up and fight for themselves.
(d) America is a post-racist society after electing a Black president.

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

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

4. Which first lady does the actress who becomes blacklisted speak with in the 1960s, which leads to her being blacklisted?
(a) Rosalind Carter.
(b) Mamie Eisenhower.
(c) Jackie Kennedy.
(d) Lady Bird Johnson.

5. What does the Ellen DeGeneres's comedy special title Relatable signify, according to Rankine?
(a) The importance of motherhood to public perception.
(b) The importance of one's likability.
(c) The importance of subservience if you are a woman in entertainment.
(d) The importance of physical attractiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine write is "its own form of American optimism" in Part II?

2. When was the word "privilege" first used, according to Rankine?

3. What did Rankine tell her marriage counselor in front of her husband that was hurtful to her husband?

4. What does a white male friend of Rankine's who was recently passed over for a job tell Rankine about it?

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

(see the answer key)

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