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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. How does the document Notes on the State of Virginia characterize the griefs of Black people?
(a) They are lengthy.
(b) They are nonexistant.
(c) They are transient.
(d) They are deep.

2. What did the man on the plane tell Rankine he misrepresented to her in his story about his hometown?
(a) He was actually from a poor family.
(b) He was not from the hometown he said he was.
(c) He had actually witnessed police brutality against Blacks.
(d) There was more racism and racist behavior there than he let on.

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

4. What did Rankine tell her marriage counselor in front of her husband that was hurtful to her husband?
(a) Her husband was not as talented of a writer as she was.
(b) Her husband, as a white man, would have no trouble replacing her.
(c) Her husband made a lot more money than she did.
(d) Her husband did not really want to go to therapy.

5. In which city in Virginia did a white supremacist rally take place in 2017?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Front Royal.
(c) Dubray.
(d) Charlottesville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Rankine suffer and recover from?

2. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about the memories of Blacks and whites?

3. Which columnist and fiction writer does Rankine include a tweet from about similar racist treatment in airports in Part I?

4. What does the Eve Fowler print in Rankine's home say?

5. Which term, coined by Orlando Patterson, does Frank Wilderson III borrow, according to Rankine?

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