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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 did the memo Williams received accuse her of doing?
(a) Favoring African-American students.
(b) Silence the moderates in her class.
(c) Being racist.
(d) Being unfair to Jewish students.

2. What answer did Williams give to the one who questioned her account in the book?
(a) She always tells the truth.
(b) She gave the police report she filed.
(c) She gave the address of the store.
(d) She didn't give any.

3. What does Williams say the examples she gave in Part II, Chapter 4 illustrate?
(a) Unlawful African-Americans.
(b) Racism among police officers.
(c) The neutrality of the law.
(d) Strong segregationist instinct among whites.

4. What does Williams say was the first racist attitude?
(a) Better safe than sorry.
(b) The more the merrier.
(c) Equality for all.
(d) The more the less.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say happened to one of the black youth chased by police?

2. What does Williams say there was a phantom of in neutrality?

3. What does Williams say was an important form of oppression?

4. What does Williams argue is a function of wealth?

5. What does Williams say neutral classifications do?

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