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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big was the mob that threw rocks at Wilbur Gary’s house?
(a) 300.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

2. What does Rothstein say the American government will have to address along with housing discrimination?
(a) Business opportunities.
(b) Wage stagnation.
(c) Health care access.
(d) Educational opportunities.

3. What order does Rothstein say the police had been given in relation to the riot at Bill Myers’ house?
(a) To ban the use of alcohol.
(b) Not to interfere.
(c) To protect the family’s property.
(d) To keep the protest peaceful.

4. How does Rothstein say American histories typically tell the story of housing discrimination?
(a) They whitewash the systemic racism.
(b) They omit most of the details.
(c) They cherry-pick stories of success and integration.
(d) They use euphemisms to paint a rosier picture.

5. When does Rothstein say civil rights laws started to be passed in the U.S.?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rothstein say American wages changed between 1945 and 1973?

2. What is the first place Rothstein suggests making reforms?

3. What does Rothstein say whites suffer from as a result of systemic discrimination?

4. What excuses does Rothstein say federal officials used to hide the racist consequences of housing policy?

5. What does Rothstein say happened to George Romney, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, when he started a program called Open Communities to deny federal funds to localities that still had racially restrictive covenant and exclusionary zoning ordinances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rothstein’s first suggestion for reforming our country to address systemic racism?

2. Why does Rothstein say housing is such a difficult field for righting past injustices?

3. What other local tactics does Rothstein describe?

4. Who does Rothstein say suffers for the segregation black families have faced?

5. How does Rothstein characterize the obstacles faced by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in desegregating Richmond, CA?

6. Who does Rothstein say was arrested when Andrew Wade, an African-American veteran, tried to move into the white suburb of Shively outside Louisville, Kentucky in 1954?

7. How does Rothstein say wage growth affected African Americans differently than whites?

8. What steps were taken to keep Wilbur Gary from moving into his house in the Rollingwood development in Richmond, CA?

9. How were African Americans denied the right to collectively bargain for better wages?

10. How does Rothstein say tax policy was abused to the detriment of African Americans?

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