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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 columnist and fiction writer does Rankine include a tweet from about similar racist treatment in airports in Part I?
(a) Jesmyn Willow.
(b) Roxane Gay.
(c) Marjorie Bearing.
(d) Micheline Marrow.

2. What is the name of former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir, which Rankine references in Part III?
(a) Homegoing.
(b) Becoming.
(c) Unwinding.
(d) Finding My Voice.

3. Which well-known female politician did the Frontline program report dyed her hair blond under pressure?
(a) Patty Murray.
(b) Gerladine Ferraro.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Elizabeth Warren.

4. What does the sign the man in the photograph on page 140 of this book say?
(a) I am not ashamed/afraid to be white.
(b) I am not white male privilege.
(c) No whites, no service.
(d) I do not have enough food to eat; how can I be privileged?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which comedian does Rankine call out in Part IV for revealing parts of his racial identity but not revealing other parts of his racial identity?

2. Whose cells did researchers use for genetic experiments without her consent?

3. What source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?

4. What does Rankine outright accuse the other guests at the dinner party of doing to her in trying to change the subject away from racism?

5. What does Rankine notice in Part I about her "banter" with strangers?

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