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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 209 - 266).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Wendy Roth's book that Rankine cites in Part IV?
(a) The Great Second Migration: Latinos and the Integration Politics.
(b) Race Migrations: Latinos and the Cultural Transformation of Race.
(c) Texas Today: Latinos Find Their Political Voice.
(d) The New Latinos in America.

2. Who is Rankine's favorite musical group?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Bruce Springsteen.
(c) Marvin Gaye.
(d) The Commodores.

3. Which Black female candidate for governor in 2018 does Rankine identify as having endured racist attacks during her campaign?
(a) Ramona Jones.
(b) Val Demmings.
(c) Stacey Abrams.
(d) Roberta Johnson.

4. What does Rankine write that she would have preferred from the woman who tried to change the subject from racism at the dinner party instead of "false civility"?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Reproach.
(c) Fortitude.
(d) Directness.

5. Which fashion brand does Rankine write cultivated an aura of the white, wealthy country-club set throughout the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s?
(a) Ashbrown.
(b) Tommy Hilfiger.
(c) Ralph Lauren.
(d) Mode.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the pictures photographers used to use to gauge skin tone?

2. Where does Rankine say the phrase "people of color" originally came from?

3. What does the Eve Fowler print in Rankine's home say?

4. Which BBC broadcaster compared the mixed-race royal baby to an ape?

5. Which comedian does Rankine call out in Part IV for revealing parts of his racial identity but not revealing other parts of his racial identity?

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