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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 did Williams' work concern according to Part I, Chapter II?

2. Whose plight did Williams sympathize with?

3. What did Williams' students often do when she exposed her ideas to them?

4. What does Williams say racist attitudes towards African-American is?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Williams note pervades the United States in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What do the student evaluations say of Williams?

5. What did Williams find from her experience with the law review?

6. What caused Williams' interest in property law?

7. What three principles does Williams try to show that they interact, conflict, and interlock and what does she want to bridge the gap between?

8. How does the issue in the store illustrate privatization of space?

9. What happened in the second version of Williams' piece?

10. What does Williams believe about the social contract in the United States in Part I, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Williams' view on private property and slavery, focusing on the examples of private contract rights presented.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Williams' view on capitalism and how it impacts both the rich and poor.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the three principles of autonomy, community, and order to determine whether or not Williams is effective in showing how they interact, conflict, and interlock.

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