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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Williams briefly detained?
(a) Alabama.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

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

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

7. What joke did Williams mother made about her being a lawyer?
(a) She had it in her blood.
(b) She could sue her.
(c) She was rich.
(d) She should bill her visit by the hour.

8. What does Williams say of the description of the "master-slave"?
(a) It was accurate.
(b) It was missundersttod.
(c) It was still in effect.
(d) It was incomplete.

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

10. Why does Williams say she did not have the same relationship to law than Gabel who was a white male?
(a) She was a woman.
(b) She was a "dangerous" black woman.
(c) She had a good attorney.
(d) She was a lawyer.

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

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

13. Who did the black community fiercely criticize?
(a) The district attorney's officer.
(b) The Mexican-American community.
(c) The media.
(d) White officers.

14. What does Williams say nothing was in the city?
(a) Available fo African-Americans.
(b) Safe.
(c) Cheap.
(d) Free.

15. What story did Williams' sister tell her when they met?
(a) The death of a friend.
(b) A shooting nearby.
(c) A hostage case.
(d) A walk-through wake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Williams say stormed out off the door as she was entering?

2. How many times was the young African-American girl Williams talks about pregnant in Part IV, Chapter 12?

3. What wasn't binding during slavery?

4. What does Williams say her mother wanted her to reclaim?

5. What did Mike Tyson give Tawana Brawley?

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