1. In "Pillar Number Six: Dehumanization and Stigma," what is the best definition of the word "stigma"?
(a) A set of negative beliefs attached to a particular characteristic, action, object, etc.
(b) A cultural system of disguised aggressions.
(c) The practice of separating or segregating something believed to be polluted.
(d) A marking believed to indicate evil, corruption, etc.

2. What prejudice does Tushar, from the London conference in "Chapter Ten: Central Miscasting," say exists inside Indian castes?
(a) Prejudice based on education.
(b) Prejudice based on career achievements.
(c) Prejudice based on skin color.
(d) Prejudice based on wealth.

3. 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?
(a) Personification.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Metonymy.

4. When legislation was finally adopted to limit the workday of enslaved persons, how long did their workday become?
(a) 9-10 hours.
(b) 18 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 14-15 hours.

5. In "Chapter Twenty-Four: Cortisol, Telomeres, and the Lethality of Caste," which of the following groups does Wilkerson say tends to show more of the negative health impacts of prejudice?
(a) Male Mexican Americans.
(b) Poor Mexican Americans.
(c) Female Mexican Americans.
(d) Middle-class Mexican Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 reference to a dowager aunt is an example of what literary technique?

2. In "Chapter Six: The Measure of Humanity," where does Wilkerson say that the idea of race began?

3. Which of the following is the traditional Indian word for "caste"?

4. In "Chapter Twenty-Four: Cortisol, Telomeres, and the Lethality of Caste," what are the "telomeres" Wilkerson talks about?

5. In "Chapter Twenty-Four: Cortisol, Telomeres, and the Lethality of Caste," what does the Nigerian immigrant discover about living in America?

(see the answer key)

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