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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. Where does Williams go after meeting her sister?

2. What did Williams' friends pressure her to admit about the show in the department store?

3. How old was Tawana Brawley in 1987?

4. When did Williams relate what disturbed her to her sister?

5. What joke did Williams mother made about her being a lawyer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Williams share of being detained?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the Critical Legal Studies movement emphasize?

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

8. What did Williams see about slavery and family?

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

10. What analogy does Williams use to describe sterilization?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Examine the symbolism and significance of polar bears to Williams and discuss their influence on Williams.

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