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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, Chapter 12, On Being the Object of Property.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Williams write an article for about her being prevented from entering the store?
(a) A church bulletin.
(b) A consumer rights magazine.
(c) An African-American journal.
(d) A Law Review.

2. How does Williams feel about being a lawyer in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) She wanted it.
(b) She regretted it.
(c) She loved it.
(d) She hated it.

3. Whose story does Williams mention in Part III, Chapter 7?
(a) Sophie Freeman.
(b) Martha Eleor.
(c) Eleanor Bumpurs.
(d) Martha Stanford.

4. What did Williams think the attitude of those she asked for help betrayed?
(a) Their sexism.
(b) Their lack of commitment to the faculty.
(c) The seriousness of racism.
(d) Their lack of respect for her.

5. What does Williams want to show about legal language?
(a) It is necessary.
(b) It is reprehensible.
(c) It protect the whites in power.
(d) It flattens complex issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the memo Williams received after talking with one of her students?

2. What procedure does Williams say the doctor advised the young girl to have?

3. How much money did Gabel lend a sub-lessor?

4. What does Williams say did not work as a political strategy for blacks?

5. What book does Williams say the reading group she was at read?

(see the answer key)

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