1. What was the word Eddo-Lodge's white readers used most often to describe their feelings about her 2014 blog post on race that prompted her to write this book?
(a) Savage.
(b) Angering.
(c) Heartbreaking.
(d) Bewildering.

2. What prompted the Brixton riots in 1981?
(a) The police beating of a young Black woman.
(b) The police shooting of Douglas Rabar.
(c) The police beating of an unarmed Black man.
(d) The police force's Operation Swamp.

3. What racist comment did Jessica's mother make about her father that upset her?
(a) A comment about her father's accent.
(b) A comment about her father's lack of intelligence.
(c) A comment about her father's cooking skills.
(d) A comment about the large size of Jessica's father's penis.

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

5. What does Eddo-Lodge write in the Preface that she spends most of her time doing now, despite her blog post in 2014 stating she would do the opposite?
(a) Volunteering.
(b) Talking to white people about race.
(c) Baking cakes.
(d) Watching movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the group of young white men in the late 1950s who wore creeper shoes and shirts and who set upon the streets to assault Black people called?

2. Which magazine published an editorial on the rise of mixed-race Britain in 2014?

3. According to Eddo-Lodge, what does racism bring with it along with a disempowerment for those affected by it?

4. What city in Wales was the site of race riots on June 6, 1919?

5. Where was Dr. Harold Moody born?

(see the answer key)

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