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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. Who did Williams write an article for about her being prevented from entering the store?
(a) A Law Review.
(b) A church bulletin.
(c) An African-American journal.
(d) A consumer rights magazine.

2. Who was the woman in Williams story shot by?
(a) A escaped felon.
(b) A drug addict.
(c) An African American.
(d) A police officer.

3. Who questions Williams opinions at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) The dean.
(b) A student.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A student's parent.

4. What does Williams argue about the relation between property rights and family liberties African Americans endured under slavery?
(a) It disappeared in 1976.
(b) It still exists today.
(c) It is still present in some countries.
(d) It is reversed today.

5. What does Williams argue had a price under capitalism?
(a) Justice.
(b) Elections.
(c) Free speech.
(d) People's lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Williams say stormed out off the door as she was entering?

2. What does Williams believe that parts of the social contract in the United States involved?

3. What does Williams say whites associate black with?

4. How does Williams argue about how Americans understood freedom?

5. What was the profession of one of Williams' student's fathers according to Part I, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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