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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. Who wrote "Straightening Our Hair," which Rankine cites in Part V?
(a) bell hooks.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Fabian Crusteau.

2. What ubiquitous coffee shop chain experienced a scandal for the racial bias an employee exhibited towards customers there in 2018?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Xando.
(c) Caribou.
(d) McDonald's.

3. What name does Rankine write that Senator Ted Cruz was formerly known by?
(a) Rafael Edward Cruz.
(b) Jose Robin Cruz.
(c) Percival Edward Cruz.
(d) Ben Parnell Cruz.

4. 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 red text.
(b) Put the words in italics.
(c) Puts the words in very bold text.
(d) Puts the words in sanskrit.

5. What percentage of public school teachers are white, according to the National Center for Education Statistics' data for 2015-16?
(a) 70%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 92%.
(d) 81%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which social justice activist talked often about the so-called culture of whiteness?

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

3. What is one possible reason Rankine thinks white people do not develop close friendships with Black people?

4. In Part IV, what does Rankine write that a "force within the whiteness" does?

5. Where does Rankine begin to undertake conversation with white men who are strangers?

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