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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 209 - 266).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rankine write that she would have preferred from the woman who tried to change the subject from racism at the dinner party instead of "false civility"?
(a) Reproach.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Directness.

2. What did Rankine identify as her "most corrupt thought of the year" in Part II?
(a) She wondered if her daughter would get into college.
(b) She hesitated to go to her daughter's parent-teacher conference because she did not want the teacher's potential anti-Black bias to be conferred onto her daughter.
(c) She wondered if she had been passed over for a promotion because she is a Black woman.
(d) She wanted to find out what her supervisor really thought of her.

3. What does one white man tell Rankine he believes is his greatest privilege in his life in Part III?
(a) His accent.
(b) His education.
(c) His weight.
(d) His height.

4. What does Rankine think is the probable outcome of her conversations at the dinner party in Part III?
(a) Her daughter will be embarrassed in school.
(b) At least one other guest will talk about her behind her back.
(c) She will not be invited back with this same group of people.
(d) The other guests will call the police.

5. What is the title of Ellen D. Wu's widely cited history on Asian Americans?
(a) The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority.
(b) The Price of Integration: The Origins of the Model Minority and Asian Americans.
(c) Finding Their Place: Asian Americans Today.
(d) Creating Community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine do to small pieces of the text of her poem on page 213 that is visually striking?

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

3. Which university does Rankine work for?

4. Which Indiana police captain challenges another police captain over an issue of white privilege in a transcript in Part III?

5. Which play does Rankine go to see with a white friend of hers in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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