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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 story did Williams' sister tell her when they met?

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

3. What did Williams do with Peter Gabel in Part III, Chapter 8?

4. What book does Williams say the reading group she was at read?

5. What case does Williams use to illustrate her point in Part IV, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the terrible dream that Williams describes?

2. What did Williams believe about Judge Maxine Thomas?

3. What happened when Williams entered an apartment building according to Part III, Chapter 7?

4. What does the Critical Legal Studies movement emphasize?

5. What did Williams think Tawana's case illustrated?

6. What did Williams see about slavery and family?

7. What story does Williams share of being detained?

8. What does Williams think should happen to laws?

9. What analogy does Williams use to describe sterilization?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Williams' personal writing style and conclude whether it was too much for people or whether she sacrifices herself in her writing.

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss affirmative action and examine how it expresses values.

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