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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Part One: Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising All Around" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Wilkerson referring on page 4 when she describes someone as "a no-nonsense national figure overqualified by some estimates"?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Bernie Sanders.

2. In Wilkerson's anecdote about the house inspector, how does he "see past the plaster" (17)?
(a) By reading the blueprints.
(b) By using an x-ray machine.
(c) By using an infrared camera.
(d) By using his professional experience.

3. As Wilkerson explains on page 9, under what circumstances can mental health professionals make a diagnosis public?
(a) When the person is not a paying client.
(b) When the person presents a danger to themselves or other people.
(c) When the person is deceased.
(d) When the person is a celebrity or other national media figure.

4. On page 12, Wilkerson says that some contagions can only be managed with "vigilance." How is she proposing they should be managed?
(a) With brute force.
(b) With constant watchfulness.
(c) With careful thoroughness.
(d) With great speed.

5. On page 6, Wilkerson refers to white "preeminence." What quality is she referring to?
(a) Having the highest rank or position.
(b) Devotion to tradition or already existing institutions.
(c) Unjustified rage.
(d) Using language and mannerisms that indicate superiority.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which leading Black intellectual corresponded with Bhimrao Ambedkar about race in America?

2. In the page 15 sentence "An old house is its own kind of devotional, a dowager aunt with a story to be coaxed out of her," the idea that the house has a story to tell is an example of what literary technique?

3. According to Wilkerson, what constituency does the Republican Party represent?

4. According to Wilkerson, what serves as a signal of rank within the American caste system?

5. According to Wilkerson's explanation on page 9, why did Democrats hesitate to impeach Trump?

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