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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which social justice activist talked often about the so-called culture of whiteness?
(a) Justin Roamley.
(b) Fabian Fabrize.
(c) Marshall Maverick.
(d) Ruby Sales.

2. Who wrote the book The Color of Law?
(a) Ruby Sales.
(b) Richard Rothstein.
(c) Jane Zellen.
(d) Maya Angelou.

3. What album of Beyonce's does Rankine discuss in Part II?
(a) Beach.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Forever.
(d) All the Single Ladies.

4. Which BBC broadcaster compared the mixed-race royal baby to an ape?
(a) Danny Baker.
(b) Marie Mayhem.
(c) Will Henderson.
(d) Charlie Roads.

5. What does the Eve Fowler print in Rankine's home say?
(a) Anyone telling anything is telling that thing.
(b) Your truth is your truth.
(c) When we are old, we can sleep.
(d) Far from roses this way goes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rankine write that college admissions processes are full of?

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

4. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rankine undertake a series of casual conversations with white male travelers on airplanes?

2. What painful incident does Rankine recall happening on her college campus the year prior to her attendance there in 1981?

3. How does Rankine feel contemplating the overwhelmingly white parents and teachers at her daughter's school?

4. What assertion that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kanavagh made in his senate confirmation hearing does Rankine take issue with in Part I?

5. Why does Rankine think it might be best for just her white husband to attend her daughter's parent-teacher conference?

6. What is one problem Rankine has with the scenario her white friend on a diversity training tells her about regarding a classroom situation?

7. What is the origin of this book's title?

8. What is the name of the class Rankine eventually began teaching and continues to teach at Yale?

9. What reason does one white man offer to Rankine as an explanation as to why his son did not get accepted through early decision to Yale University?

10. What does Rankine worry about regarding the way many people - teachers included - seem to view Black children in general?

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