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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. Who did the black community fiercely criticize?

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

3. What show does Williams say she watched at the end of Part IV, Chapter 12?

4. What procedure does Williams say the doctor advised the young girl to have?

5. Who did Williams argue with after the first conference she went to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Williams see about slavery and family?

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

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

4. What did many members of the African American community think about Brawley?

5. What did Williams believe about New Orleans?

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

7. What did Williams realize about the bargaining situation?

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

9. What does the Critical Legal Studies movement emphasize?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the memo and the ramifications that it had on Williams, as well as the students and the school as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Williams' rejection of the Supreme Court and examine how they gutted the Civil Rights Act. Determine whether or not you agree with Williams' conclusions.

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