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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is one possible reason Rankine thinks white people do not develop close friendships with Black people?
2. What is the name for the pictures photographers used to use to gauge skin tone?
3. What did the CDC report about breast cancer disparities between white and Black people?
4. How does the document Notes on the State of Virginia characterize the griefs of Black people?
5. What does Rankine say American voter registration laws can function as in some states?
Short Essay Questions
1. What image does Rankine include in the book that a British media personality, Danny Baker, tweeted after the birth of the royal family's mixed-race baby in 2019?
2. 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?
3. What statement of Hillary Clinton's does Rankine recall and quote on page 133, calling it appalling but not un-American?
4. What is the origin of this book's title?
5. What does a white friend of Rankine's tell her about white people speaking amongst themselves about racism?
6. What does Rankine describe Beyonce's album Lemonade as dealing with?
7. What does Rankine quote Malcolm X as saying about Black women in America?
8. What historical document from the 1700s does Rankine include extensive sections of in Part II?
9. Who popularized the phrase "white privilege" and when did it begin being used more often?
10. What is the tension for Rankine as she expresses it in her poem in Part I in the call to change?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing Rankine's analysis of the Trump administration's family separation policy regarding immigrant families at the southern border, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the book, Rankine asks herself the searching question of whether understanding itself constitutes real change, and she says she is not sure. Write an essay explaining whether you think understanding is change.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing the symbolism and significance behind blond hair in Rankine's lengthy analysis of it, especially regarding women of color's decision to dye their hair blonde.
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