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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. What did Gabel's movement emphasize that rights are?
(a) Guaranteed by the Law.
(b) Made for white people.
(c) Ignored by police officers.
(d) Unstable and indeterminate.

2. How much money did Gabel lend a sub-lessor?
(a) $3900.
(b) $2900.
(c) $900.
(d) $1900.

3. What does Williams say small businesses did in New York in the mid 80's according to Part I, Chapter3?
(a) They started hiring private security.
(b) They started refusing access to African-Americans.
(c) They installed buzzers at the door.
(d) They started arming their clerks.

4. What does Williams say she thought of the relation of the reader to a particular text was?
(a) Unclear.
(b) Fix.
(c) Changing.
(d) Variable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say about how she was treated during her different social functions?

2. What does Williams say the image of peaceful white community being interrupted by a black presence did to blacks?

3. How does Williams say she reacted to talking with the student?

4. What case does Williams use to illustrate her point in Part IV, Chapter 10?

5. What generalization does Williams say should be fought?

(see the answer key)

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