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

2. What does one white man whose son did not gain entry by early admission to Yale tell Rankine he thinks is part of the problem?
(a) The Asians are flooding the Ivy Leagues.
(b) His son did not have enough extra-curricular activities.
(c) His son's grades were not high enough.
(d) He did not donate any money to the university.

3. Which senator does Rankine identify as having tried to justify white voters' reluctance to vote for Black candidates in the 2018 midterm elections?
(a) Bernie Sanders.
(b) Graham Glenwald.
(c) Richard Blumenthal.
(d) Mitch McConnell.

4. Which of the following does the Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about Blacks?
(a) They require less sleep than whites.
(b) They do not reproduce as easily as whites.
(c) They are less muscular than whites.
(d) They do not have as long of a lifespan as whites.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rankine say the phrase "people of color" originally came from?

2. What was one argument the NYPD Union lawyers put forth in the death of Eric Garner at police hands, according to Rankine?

3. What question does a white man ask his female partner in an airport line that greatly turns Rankine and other passengers off in Part IV?

4. What is the audience instructed to do at the end of the play in Part III?

5. What does Rankine quote comedian Chris Rock as saying in Part IV?

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