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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, The Incorruptible Simplicity of Being: A String of Crystalline Parables.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tawana Brawley live in 1987?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Wappinger.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

2. What does Williams say happened to one of the black youth chased by police?
(a) He was run down and died.
(b) He surrendered.
(c) He was shot and killed.
(d) He was arrested.

3. What does Williams note pervaded the country?
(a) Affirmative action.
(b) Crime, drugs and police brutality.
(c) Crime only.
(d) Racism and anti-Vietnam.

4. What does Williams say small businesses used to rationalize the changes in the mid 80's?
(a) Higher energy costs.
(b) Racism.
(c) Cheap labor.
(d) Crime fighting.

5. What year was the student that came to Williams at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Fourth year.
(b) Third year.
(c) First year.
(d) Second year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say she noticed a year after her entering the same building?

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

3. What does Williams wonder whether a white man would ever do at the start of Part IV, Chapter 10?

4. What did Williams do with Peter Gabel in Part III, Chapter 8?

5. What does Williams think triggered the Judge's mental breakdown?

(see the answer key)

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