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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Ladder to the Light, A Series of Hinged Turning Points, Chapter 9, Mirrors and Windows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams say some people thought when she told her story about the store?
(a) She unfairly puts the salesman on trial.
(b) She did not know why she was refused access.
(c) She made things up.
(d) She was singled out for being a woman.

2. What did Mike Tyson give Tawana Brawley?
(a) Tickets for his fights.
(b) Self defense lessons.
(c) Advice on cashing in on her situation.
(d) A punch.

3. Whose arguments on affirmative action did Williams reject?
(a) The 7th Court of Appeals.
(b) The 9th Court of Appeals.
(c) California Supreme Court.
(d) The Supreme Court.

4. Why did the conference remind Williams of Tawana Brawley?
(a) The conference was about rape.
(b) The conference was about media relationships.
(c) The conference was about underage drinking.
(d) The conference was about white establishment.

5. What was removed from the article after the second edit?
(a) Her name.
(b) The name of the store and her race.
(c) The date it happened.
(d) Her expression of rage

Short Answer Questions

1. What answer did Williams give to the one who questioned her account in the book?

2. What does Williams criticize the increase focused on?

3. Where did Tawana Brawley live in 1987?

4. What does Williams say happened to the Jewish student?

5. What does Williams say she disagreed about racial preference being?

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