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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to be white woman Williams read about in the paper?
(a) She killed a man.
(b) She was falsely imprisoned.
(c) She was killed.
(d) She was given black sperm.

2. Why did the conference remind Williams of Tawana Brawley?
(a) The conference was about underage drinking.
(b) The conference was about media relationships.
(c) The conference was about white establishment.
(d) The conference was about rape.

3. What does Williams say made African Americans visible?
(a) Newscasts.
(b) Crime.
(c) Social commitments to protect rights.
(d) Running for office.

4. What did Williams say transported white tourists to another world?
(a) Loud music.
(b) Good food.
(c) Large boats.
(d) Black people dancing in New Orleans.

5. How old was the young African-American girl Williams talks about in Part IV, Chapter 12?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

6. What did Williams need help with in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) Dealing with students.
(b) Grading her papers.
(c) Making a point to her students.
(d) Dealing with racism.

7. What organization did Peter Gabel found?
(a) African American Legal Help.
(b) Liberal Legal Studies.
(c) The ACLU.
(d) Critical Legal Studies.

8. Where did Tawana Brawley live in 1987?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boston.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Wappinger.

9. Who did Williams argue with after the first conference she went to?
(a) A law and literature professor.
(b) A security guard.
(c) Her students.
(d) Her sister.

10. Who was the woman in Williams story shot by?
(a) An African American.
(b) A escaped felon.
(c) A drug addict.
(d) A police officer.

11. What show does Williams say she watched at the end of Part IV, Chapter 12?
(a) The Phil Donahue show.
(b) The People's Court.
(c) Oprah.
(d) The Dr, Phil show.

12. What Judge does Williams say was given a lot of attention?
(a) Antonia Watson.
(b) Sophia Supp.
(c) Maxine Thomas.
(d) Sharron Markel.

13. What did the woman Williams talked with complain about?
(a) Being allergic to smoke.
(b) Being drugged.
(c) Being mugged and shot at.
(d) Being assaulted.

14. What did the Tawana Brawley case come to represent according to Williams?
(a) Family violence.
(b) The plight of young women in the 1980's.
(c) Black manhood vs white justice.
(d) Injustice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Williams disturbed by at the start of Part IV, Chapter 11?

3. Who was the "bum" referred by the children?

4. What type of guerrilla acts did Williams fantasize about in Part IV, Chapter 10?

5. What did Williams and her sister's story make them wonder about?

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