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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times was the woman mentioned in Williams' story shot?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

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

3. What did Williams and her colleague agree the market imposed in Part IV, Chapter 12?
(a) High credit rates.
(b) Low esteem in women.
(c) A conception of whites bestowing goods.
(d) Low prices.

4. What did Mike Tyson do that Williams says was unfair he was not despised for?
(a) Beating his wife.
(b) Losing to a white boxer.
(c) Killing a tiger.
(d) Boxing.

5. How many children does Williams say stormed out off the door as she was entering?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

6. What was Williams' godmother's name?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Patricia.

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

8. What does Williams say Gable's movement overlooked?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Justice.
(c) Jurisprudence.
(d) Black experience.

9. What did Mike Tyson give Tawana Brawley?
(a) Tickets for his fights.
(b) A punch.
(c) Advice on cashing in on her situation.
(d) Self defense lessons.

10. Where does Williams go after meeting her sister?
(a) Pasadena.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

11. How much money did Gabel lend a sub-lessor?
(a) $1900.
(b) $2900.
(c) $3900.
(d) $900.

12. What was the profession of the owner of Williams great-great-grandmother according to Part IV, Chapter 12?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Merchant.
(d) General.

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

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

15. What does Williams think triggered the Judge's mental breakdown?
(a) An overload of cases.
(b) Stress factors on black professional women.
(c) A particularly horrifying case.
(d) A killing in her courtroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Williams relate what disturbed her to her sister?

2. What does Williams say of the description of the "master-slave"?

3. What show does Williams say she watched at the end of Part IV, Chapter 12?

4. What does Williams argue the show in the department store exhibited?

5. What was happening inside the department store Williams entered in Part IV, Chapter 11?

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