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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 267 - 335).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which actress does Rankine mention as being blacklisted in the 1960s?
(a) Sandra Bullock.
(b) Halle Berry.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Eartha Kitt.

2. Whose cells did researchers use for genetic experiments without her consent?
(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Rosa Parks.
(d) Henrietta Lacks.

3. What is the term for the style of dying on the tips of one's hair blonde?
(a) Partial highlights.
(b) Razoring.
(c) Feathering.
(d) Ombre.

4. What was one argument the NYPD Union lawyers put forth in the death of Eric Garner at police hands, according to Rankine?
(a) Garner would have died anyway because he was obese.
(b) Garner forced police to use lethal force against him.
(c) Garner would have been convicted by a jury for his crimes.
(d) Police would not have killed Garner if he had been standing on the corner with other friends of his.

5. What is one possible reason Rankine thinks white people do not develop close friendships with Black people?
(a) White people do not want to be confronted by white violence against Black people.
(b) White people feel too guilty about white violence to have close friendships with Black people.
(c) White people are uncomfortable by the income gap between white and Black people.
(d) White people do not know enough Black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What James Baldwin poem does Rankine excerpt in Part I?

2. What question does a white man ask his female partner in an airport line that greatly turns Rankine and other passengers off in Part IV?

3. What source does Rankine recommend for an extended argument for integration?

4. Which Saturday Night Live actress tweeted about harassment comparing her to an ape?

5. Who was the creator of the Barbie Doll?

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