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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 (Pages 57 - 116).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Eddo-Lodge agonize over including an interview with in this book, as she stated in the Preface?
(a) Nick Griffin.
(b) Tony Blair.
(c) David Cameron.
(d) Charles Hawdry.

2. Where was Jessican's father originally from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) The United States.
(d) Trinidad and Tobago.

3. How does the mixed-race "Jessica" choose to identify in terms of racial background?
(a) Indian.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

4. Which Black MP's comments touched off a Twitter firestorm of criticism and comments in 2012?
(a) Marcia Blackhall.
(b) Diane Abbott.
(c) Reni Lorton.
(d) Jamila Priya.

5. What work by Lee Mun Wah does Eddo-Lodge mention in the Preface as touching to her?
(a) The Color Purple.
(b) Half Blind.
(c) The Color of Fear.
(d) The Color of Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of group or place do some people seek to be able to talk about living under the weight of racism with like-minded people?

2. What racist comment did Jessica's mother make about her father that upset her?

3. A 2009 report from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission found that what percentage of all Black men living in Britain were on the National DNA Database?

4. Where were the majority of Britain's plantations in the 1700s and 1800s?

5. What is the term Eddo-Lodge uses throughout the book that expresses the idea of actively trying to increase racial diversity across the public and private sectors in the U.K.?

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