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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 267 - 335).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?
(a) Alex Haley's Roots.
(b) Toni Morrison's Beloved.
(c) Elizabeth Anderson's The Imperative of Integration.
(d) Plato's The Cave.

2. Which Black female candidate for governor in 2018 does Rankine identify as having endured racist attacks during her campaign?
(a) Roberta Johnson.
(b) Stacey Abrams.
(c) Val Demmings.
(d) Ramona Jones.

3. Who did Laura Ingraham address her "Shut up and dribble" comment to, as cited by Rankine in Part IV?
(a) LeBron James.
(b) Magic Johnson.
(c) Kobe Bryant.
(d) Charles Barkley.

4. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?
(a) Ways to employ more people.
(b) Infringement on free speech.
(c) De facto Jim Crow laws.
(d) The precursors to riots.

5. What does the white female judge say in Part IV about her son that shocks Rankine?
(a) She has forbidden him to propose to his Black girlfriend.
(b) She is worried about his safety because he is moving to Brooklyn.
(c) He joined the army but does not want to serve in the same unit with Blacks.
(d) He is not allowed to attend a university in a majority Black city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following young Black men was violently killed for no cause in 2012?

2. What does Rankine question how far away she can get from by using the language of inquiry in Part IV?

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

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

5. What does a young Black woman who has dyed her hair blonde whom Rankine approaches on the street say when Rankine asks her why she chose this hairstyle?

(see the answer key)

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