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

2. What does Williams say the image of peaceful white community being interrupted by a black presence did to blacks?
(a) It made them mad.
(b) It made them mistrustful.
(c) It made them sad.
(d) It dehumanized them.

3. How does Williams say she felt when she was attending college?
(a) Alone.
(b) Persecuted.
(c) Observed.
(d) Invisible.

4. What does Williams say was important for black students to do?
(a) Seek political offices.
(b) Not commit crimes.
(c) Demand to be treated equally.
(d) Vote and attend college.

5. Why does Williams say we should avoid neutrality?
(a) It embedded psychic taboos.
(b) African-Americans need to be favorites.
(c) It is not neutral.
(d) Minorities need to be favorites.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who prevented Williams from entering the store in Part I, Chapter 3?

3. What does Williams say her post as a law professor made her be?

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

5. What did Williams' students often do when she exposed her ideas to them?

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