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

2. What event occurred in Washington D.C. on August 8, 1925?
(a) A deadly clash between anti-racist protestors and white supremacist groups.
(b) A hurricane that damaged the city.
(c) Bombings of several Black churches.
(d) A large Ku Klux Klan rally.

3. Who is Rankine's favorite musical group?
(a) The Commodores.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Bruce Springsteen.
(d) Marvin Gaye.

4. What does Rankine write that college admissions processes are full of?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Public grievance.
(c) Magic.
(d) Gray areas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine notice in Part I about her "banter" with strangers?

2. Which of the following does Rankine write that the "root of chastise" is?

3. Which object did white supremacist demonstrators in Virginia use in 2017 during rally there?

4. Which theorist studied Google searches for the term evolution and found that the results were mostly portrayals of the height of evolution as the body of a white male?

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

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