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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. Which play does Rankine go to see with a white friend of hers in Part III?
2. What television series starring Reese Witherspoon does Rankine reference in the text in Part III?
3. When was the word "privilege" first used, according to Rankine?
4. What disease was at the center of the Tuskegee tragedy?
5. Why is Rankine so mad at her friend for not following the instructions at the play in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Rankine so angry at the play Fairview?
2. What happens to the young child of a friend of Rankine's when he colors Goldilocks's skin brown in his class?
3. What does the white man in the hallway in Part III say to Rankine that she finds flabbergasting?
4. What kinds of experiments does Rankine recall when discussing the young age at which most children begin exhibiting racial preferences?
5. Why does Rankine think it is particularly puzzling that the white female judge in Part IV seems to fear for her son's life as he moves to Brooklyn?
6. What does the term "people of color" mean to Rankine?
7. What is one major way Rankine points out in which Black people are historically economically more disadvantaged than whites?
8. 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?
9. What upsets Rankine the most about the behavior of the other guests at the dinner party in Part III?
10. In the very beginning of Part III, what does Rankine write that she is attempting to understand?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Rankine chooses to juxtapose excerpts from the document "Notes on the State of Virginia," which was written in 1782, and photographs and descriptions of the white supremacist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in 2017? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does tennis star Naomi Osaka's experiences with the media highlight the ubiquity of racism not just in the United States but in other countries, too? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What is the relationship between Rankine's serious illness (cancer), her decision to see a marriage therapist with her white husband, and her life-long cumulative experiences of racism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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