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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. Which writer refers to "the afterlife of slavery"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Saidya Hartman.
(c) Zora Neal Hurston.
(d) Langston Hughes.

2. 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?
(a) To make people uncomfortable.
(b) I like looking blond.
(c) Why not?
(d) I can do what I want.

3. At the very end of Part II, what statement does Rankine recall a white woman saying to her several weeks earlier?
(a) America is a post-racist society after electing a Black president.
(b) Voter suppression laws make no difference.
(c) Blacks have to get up and fight for themselves.
(d) Antiracist work makes no difference.

4. What does Rankine refer to "the gloom" in her poem in Part III?
(a) The off-white of white.
(b) Toadyism.
(c) The lack of nuance in discussions about racism.
(d) The way white people often deflect discussions about racism.

5. What does Rankine do to small pieces of the text of her poem on page 213 that is visually striking?
(a) Puts the words in very bold text.
(b) Puts the words in sanskrit.
(c) Puts the words in red text.
(d) Put the words in italics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rankine insist at a dinner party in Part III was a major cause of Donald Trump's presidential election in 2016?

2. What do the people in the workshop say about the scenario comparing a Black person to a monkey?

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

4. Which Supreme Court Justice does Rankine take issue with for his assertion that he had no connections at Yale?

5. What is one major difference Rankine understands between her life and that of her dear white friend in Part III, even though they share many similarities?

(see the answer key)

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