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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. From what event does Rankine include a photograph of men giving a Nazi salute in front of a burning swastika in Part II?

2. Which of the following does the Notes on the State of Virginia conclude about Blacks?

3. Which theorist studied Google searches for the term evolution and found that the results were mostly portrayals of the height of evolution as the body of a white male?

4. Which Florida governor used a racially charged expression, according to Rankine, when running in 2018 against a Black opponent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Shirley Cards?

2. What rude and racist behavior does Rankine routinely encounter at airports?

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

4. Who popularized the phrase "white privilege" and when did it begin being used more often?

5. What is a major reason Rankine decides to go to marriage counseling with her husband?

6. What does a white friend of Rankine's tell her about white people speaking amongst themselves about racism?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"I sometimes joke that my optimism has been stolen by white supremacy," Rankine writes towards the end of the book (327). Write an essay interpreting the larger meaning of this statement in the wider context of the book, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay exploring Rankine's discussion of the idea of reparations, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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