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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 ethnic group of people in the U.K. are the most at risk to be admitted to psychiatric hospitals under the compulsory powers of the Mental Health Act, according to a 2003 NHS England report?

2. What term did Muriel Fletcher's 1930 report cement the use of?

3. What important abolitionist group was established in the year 1787 in Britain?

4. What is racism often confused with, as Eddo-Lodge explains it in Part II?

5. Which transportation company did Guy Bailey interview with in 1965?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the judge in the Stephen Lawrence case say when two men were eventually convicted of killing him 19 years after his murder?

2. Why did John Fernandes stop teaching at the Police College in 1982?

3. How does Eddo-Lodge describe a safe space?

4. What do many people continue to insist about the opportunities afforded to Black people in Britain, despite devastating statistics proving their life changes are hindered?

5. Why is structural racism often so difficult to hold to account, according to Eddo-Lodge?

6. In Chapter 3, what devastating question did Eddo-Lodge ask her mother when she was four years old about race?

7. Why did so many people react negatively to MP Diane Abbott's tweet about race in 2012?

8. Where were almost all of Britain's slaves brought to work in the 1700s and 1800s?

9. Who was responsible for bringing about the existence of Britain's Black History Month, and when did it begin?

10. Why was the SS Empire Windrush significant in the history of racism in Britain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events and/or feelings drove Eddo-Lodge to write her original blog post in 2014 about her decision to stop talking to white people about race? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Eddo-Lodge writes that "Whiteness is a political position" (170). Write an essay explaining your interpretation of this statement.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Eddo-Lodge's major criticisms of prominent white feminists and the feminist movement in general in the U.K.? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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