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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Ladder to the Light, The Pain of Word Bondage, Chapter 8, The Pain of Word Bondage.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What generalization does Williams say should be fought?
(a) Black as good and white as bad.
(b) White as racist.
(c) Black as bad and white as good.
(d) Black as perfect.

3. Where does Williams say a friend of hers was held at gunpoint?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) A police station.
(c) A white restaurant.
(d) The White House.

4. What did Williams' students often do when she exposed her ideas to them?
(a) They cried.
(b) They listen.
(c) Became angry.
(d) They left the room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams argue about the relation between property rights and family liberties African Americans endured under slavery?

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

3. What story about Harvard did Williams use to illustrate the point she made in Part I, Chapter 1?

4. What element of the bargaining situation did Williams and Gabel discuss?

5. What does Williams argue really happened when the slaves were "freed"?

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