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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 is Williams ethnicity?
(a) African-American.
(b) Japanese-American.
(c) White.
(d) Mexican-American.

2. What was removed from the article after the second edit?
(a) The name of the store and her race.
(b) Her name.
(c) The date it happened.
(d) Her expression of rage

3. What does Williams say whites associate black with?
(a) Bad neighborhoods.
(b) Criminality.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Basketball.

4. How does Williams say she reacted to talking with the student?
(a) She disagreed with her.
(b) She made fun of her.
(c) She turned her away.
(d) She sympathized.

5. Who does Williams say ignored her while she was attending college?
(a) Her classmates.
(b) White teachers.
(c) Other women.
(d) Competitive white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams believe law is?

2. Why did the student come to see Williams?

3. What is the second attitude Williams say was racist?

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

5. What does Williams say was the first racist attitude?

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