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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 does Williams say did not work as a political strategy for blacks?
(a) Running for office.
(b) Demanding results.
(c) Describing needs.
(d) Appealing to the courts.

2. What does Williams say she noticed a year after her entering the same building?
(a) A new security pad at the entrance.
(b) A security guard.
(c) The same children.
(d) The same "bum."

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

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

5. What does Williams argue African-Americans think will happen if they are killed by a white police officer?
(a) The officer would not suffer any consequences.
(b) They would be seen as a criminal.
(c) Their family would be vilified.
(d) Their family would receive a large settlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say she received from her students?

2. Who called the student that came to see Williams an "activist"?

3. What does Williams believe that parts of the social contract in the United States involved?

4. How many principles does Williams say she will study in the book?

5. What does Williams criticize the increase focused on?

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