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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 7, Fire and Ice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams say added complexities to her opinions?
(a) Her student's opinions.
(b) Race.
(c) Gender.
(d) Prejudice.

2. What does Williams argue replaced direct oppression of African-Americans?
(a) Their enslavement.
(b) Their arrest.
(c) Their freedom.
(d) Their omission.

3. What was the profession of one of Williams' student's fathers according to Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Slumlord.
(c) Slave owner.
(d) Trucker.

4. Where does Williams say a friend of hers was held at gunpoint?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) A police station.
(c) The White House.
(d) A white restaurant.

5. What two ideas of freedom does Williams mention in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) Radical and Republican.
(b) Liberal and radical.
(c) Liberal and leftist.
(d) Liberal and racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say small businesses did in New York in the mid 80's according to Part I, Chapter3?

2. Who questions Williams opinions at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?

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

4. What did the woman Williams talked with complain about?

5. What does Williams argue about the relation between property rights and family liberties African Americans endured under slavery?

(see the answer key)

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