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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Tawana Brawley in 1987?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

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

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

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

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

8. What does the man in the story at the start of Part IV, Chapter 10 claim to be?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) The black reincarnation of Elvis
(d) A lawyer.

9. What type of guerrilla acts did Williams fantasize about in Part IV, Chapter 10?
(a) Slashed police car tires.
(b) Imprisonment of white women.
(c) Inseminating white women with black sperm.
(d) Death of white lawyers.

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

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

12. What wasn't binding during slavery?
(a) Ownership contracts.
(b) Marriage between slaves.
(c) Criminal proceedings.
(d) Church laws.

13. What did white men define under slavery?
(a) Rules.
(b) The law.
(c) Family.
(d) Freedom.

14. What did Williams and her sister's story make them wonder about?
(a) Their role as women.
(b) Their power as lawyers.
(c) Their sanity.
(d) Their money.

15. What did Gabel's movement emphasize that rights are?
(a) Unstable and indeterminate.
(b) Made for white people.
(c) Ignored by police officers.
(d) Guaranteed by the Law.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Williams say transported white tourists to another world?

4. What did Mike Tyson do that Williams says was unfair he was not despised for?

5. Where does Williams go after meeting her sister?

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