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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 Latino poet does Rankine discuss briefly with her friend in Part IV?
(a) Roberto Beto.
(b) Rafael Bolo.
(c) Jose Marti.
(d) Jiminez Gutierriez.

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

3. What is the audience instructed to do at the end of the play in Part III?
(a) They were asked to clap very loudly.
(b) They were asked to get a glass of water and take it outside.
(c) They were asked to pull the fire alarms in the theater.
(d) White audience members were invited onto the stage and Black audience members were asked to stay in their seats.

4. What does Rankine think is the probable outcome of her conversations at the dinner party in Part III?
(a) At least one other guest will talk about her behind her back.
(b) The other guests will call the police.
(c) She will not be invited back with this same group of people.
(d) Her daughter will be embarrassed in school.

5. What does one white man tell Rankine he believes is his greatest privilege in his life in Part III?
(a) His weight.
(b) His height.
(c) His accent.
(d) His education.

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. Which U.S. senator once said, "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be in the front row"?

3. What does the white female judge say in Part IV about her son that shocks Rankine?

4. How did Scott Arndt react to hearing the phrase "white male privilege" from a colleague?

5. Which first lady does the actress who becomes blacklisted speak with in the 1960s, which leads to her being blacklisted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the white female judge say about her son in Part IV that shocks Rankine?

2. Why does Rankine stop herself abruptly when comparing herself and a white friend in Part III?

3. What does Rankine mean when she asks the question, "Whose boys get to be boys?" (264).

4. What upsets Rankine the most about the behavior of the other guests at the dinner party in Part III?

5. What did former President Lyndon Johnson tell journalist Bill Moyers about white and Black relations?

6. Why do you think Rankine includes the photo of the white man holding a sign saying "I am not ashamed/afraid to be white" on page 140?

7. In Part IV, what does a white man say to a white woman - ostensibly his partner - when she arrives at the airport gate late?

8. How does Rankine eventually come to better understand her friend's actions at the play Fairview?

9. Which trope does Rankine feel she is "sailing closer and closer to" in Part III at a dinner party and why does she feel this way (149)?

10. In Part IV, what kinds of conversations does Rankine include excerpts from?

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