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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Trial by Text, A Sequence of Sublimation, Chapter 6, The Obliging Shell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What store was Williams prevented from entering?
(a) Neiman-Marcus.
(b) Benetton.
(c) K-Mart.
(d) Walmart.

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

3. What was Williams accused of being after sending her correspondence to the faculty?
(a) Biased.
(b) Racist.
(c) Didactic and condescending.
(d) An opportunist.

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

5. Who called the student that came to see Williams an "activist"?
(a) A white teacher.
(b) A fellow student.
(c) The dean.
(d) The assistant dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams send to the faculty after receiving communication from students?

2. What does Williams say some people thought when she told her story about the store?

3. What is Williams ethnicity?

4. What is the goal of The Alchemy of Race and Rights?

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

(see the answer key)

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