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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. Whose story does Williams mention in Part III, Chapter 7?

2. Where did Tawana Brawley live in 1987?

3. What does the man in the story at the start of Part IV, Chapter 10 claim to be?

4. What was happening inside the department store Williams entered in Part IV, Chapter 11?

5. Who does Williams say strongly supported Tawana Brawley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Williams believe about New Orleans?

2. What analogy does Williams use to describe sterilization?

3. What did Williams relate to her own sense of personal power?

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

5. Who was Peter Gabel according to Part III, Chapter 8?

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

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

8. How did Williams see the master-slave description?

9. What did Williams realize about the bargaining situation?

10. Who was Tawana Brawley and what happened to her in 1987?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the two ideas of freedom, both the liberal and the radical and determine what Williams supports.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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