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

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

3. Why did one white friend of Rankine's tell her she had to defend her to her other white friends often?
(a) Because the white friends thought Rankine did not like them.
(b) Because the white friends thought Rankine was a radical.
(c) Because the white friends did not understand Rankine's academic work.
(d) Because the white friends thought Rankine was too serious.

4. What does Notes on the State of Virginia conclude that the Black race could not produce?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A dancer.
(c) A musician.
(d) A poet.

5. Which city in Michigan suffered from lead-tainted water?
(a) Flint.
(b) Missoula.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Dearborne.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In her poem in Part I, what does Rankine say is in her voice when she says she feels herself slowing down?

3. What does Rankine write at the end of her section about police interactions with Black citizens in Part IV?

4. What does Rankine write that George Wallace attributed his political success to?

5. Which first lady does the actress who becomes blacklisted speak with in the 1960s, which leads to her being blacklisted?

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