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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. How old was the young African-American girl Williams talks about in Part IV, Chapter 12?

2. How many times was the woman mentioned in Williams' story shot?

3. What was Williams disturbed by at the start of Part IV, Chapter 11?

4. Where did Tawana Brawley live in 1987?

5. What did Williams think the attitude of those she asked for help betrayed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Williams share of being detained?

2. In Part IV, Chapter 10, what question did a story of Elvis raise for Williams?

3. What example illustrated that Williams believed the world had gone crazy?

4. What did Williams have in her blood and why was it secret in Part IV, Chapter 12?

5. What did Williams complain about a fashion show and what did her friend insist in Part IV, Chapter 11?

6. What did a friend who was a property law professor describe?

7. What hypothetical situation regarding insemination did Williams raise and why?

8. What analogy does Williams use to describe sterilization?

9. Who was Eleanor Bumpurs and what happened to her in 1984?

10. What did Williams believe about New Orleans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the segregationist instinct and why Williams thinks two attitudes are involved in this instinct.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the Critical Legal Studies movement, as well as its impact on the law in regards to race and rights.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the three features of American jurisprudence and determine how they influence race and rights.

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