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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. Which transportation company did Guy Bailey interview with in 1965?
2. What was the date of Stephen Lawrence's death?
3. Which Black MP's comments touched off a Twitter firestorm of criticism and comments in 2012?
4. How does Eddo-Lodge define "people of color" in this book?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, what devastating question did Eddo-Lodge ask her mother when she was four years old about race?
2. What does Eddo-Lodge argue the U.S. struggle against racism has done to the British struggle against racism?
3. What happened to Stephen Lawrence in 1993?
4. What reason did the Crown Prosecution Service give to account for not prosecuting any suspects in the Stephen Lawrence case?
5. Where were almost all of Britain's slaves brought to work in the 1700s and 1800s?
6. Why is structural racism often so difficult to hold to account, according to Eddo-Lodge?
7. What did the police do to Cherry Groce in 1985?
8. Why does Eddo-Lodge view this book as a paradox of sorts?
9. How does Eddo-Lodge use the phrase "people of color" in her book?
10. In the Preface, what specific group of white people does Eddo-Lodge write that she does not want to talk to about race any longer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did John Fernandes decide to stop teaching at Police College in the 1980s? Write an essay explaining your answers, and explain what Fernandes's experiences revealed about police attitudes towards racial minorities in the U.K. at the time.
Essay Topic 2
What advantage does both the idea and tactics of "divide and rule" have for white politicians in power, according to Eddo-Lodge? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Eddo-Lodge draws a sharp distinction between racial justice movements and activists that seek equality with whites, and those whose aim is to reconstruct the entire system. Write an essay explaining the details of her distinction and explore the differences between these two approaches.
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