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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say the liberal understand freedom as?

2. Who does Williams say was present in the store that refused her entry?

3. What did the memo Williams received accuse her of doing?

4. What did Williams use her story about the store to illustrate?

5. What answer did Williams give to the one who questioned her account in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Williams support affirmative action?

2. What caused Williams' interest in property law?

3. What does Williams believe is the real concept to consider?

4. What is spirit murder according to Williams?

5. What did some claim about Williams' story about Benetton's?

6. How did Williams feel when she attended Harvard Law in Part II, Chapter 4?

7. What was the response to the memo sent out by Williams?

8. How does Williams see her social identity because of her differing social roles?

9. Why did one of Williams' students become angry?

10. What was the second attitude of whites according to Williams and why does this happen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the case of the pregnant woman and examine Williams' fantasy of gorilla insemination. Determine how this would complicate the idea of choice and whether it was a relevant hypothetical suggestion in regards to race and rights.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the impact that the student evaluations had on Williams and discuss why she chose to include this in a discussion about race and rights.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Williams' view regarding spirit murder and conclude whether her beliefs about the offense are true, as well as the ramifications.

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