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

2. Whose cells did researchers use for genetic experiments without her consent?
(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Harriet Tubman.
(d) Henrietta Lacks.

3. About how many whites do not have any Black friends, according to a study cited by the Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham?
(a) 35%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 20%.

4. 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) His son did not have enough extra-curricular activities.
(b) He did not donate any money to the university.
(c) The Asians are flooding the Ivy Leagues.
(d) His son's grades were not high enough.

5. In Part IV, what does Rankine write that a "force within the whiteness" does?
(a) Wins the fights.
(b) Silences Blacks.
(c) Forces the whiteness.
(d) Brings privilege to bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word or phrase did Joyelle McSweeney define that Rankine includes in Part II?

2. What ubiquitous coffee shop chain experienced a scandal for the racial bias an employee exhibited towards customers there in 2018?

3. Which Black female candidate for governor in 2018 does Rankine identify as having endured racist attacks during her campaign?

4. What is the title of the class Rankine teaches on race at her university?

5. What did the CDC report about breast cancer disparities between white and Black people?

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