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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. Where does Rankine say the phrase "people of color" originally came from?
2. When was the word "privilege" first used, according to Rankine?
3. What is the title of Ellen D. Wu's widely cited history on Asian Americans?
4. Which Black female candidate for governor in 2018 does Rankine identify as having endured racist attacks during her campaign?
5. What does Rankine refer to "the gloom" in her poem in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. What cliched phrase that is often used to excuse terrible behavior on the part of boys and men did Rankine recall hearing after the Kavanaugh hearings in Part IV?
2. What does Rankine think will be the likely fallout from her speaking at the dinner party the way she does in Part III?
3. In Part IV, what does a white man say to a white woman - ostensibly his partner - when she arrives at the airport gate late?
4. What does the term "people of color" mean to Rankine?
5. Where does Rankine say the term "people of color" first came from?
6. What did the actress Eartha Kitt do in 1968 that led to her being blacklisted?
7. In Part IV, what kinds of conversations does Rankine include excerpts from?
8. 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?
9. How does Rankine eventually come to better understand her friend's actions at the play Fairview?
10. What upsets Rankine the most about the behavior of the other guests at the dinner party in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring Rankine's discussion of the idea of reparations, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Rankine writes towards the end of the book, "E plurbis unum might have been the first national mistake" (333). What do you think she means by this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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