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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. What ubiquitous coffee shop chain experienced a scandal for the racial bias an employee exhibited towards customers there in 2018?
2. What does Rankine write that George Wallace attributed his political success to?
3. What does one white man tell Rankine he believes is his greatest privilege in his life in Part III?
4. What does the white female judge say in Part IV about her son that shocks Rankine?
5. What rhetorical question does Rankine ask following the 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings about the differences in how Americans treat young Black men and young white men?
Short Essay Questions
1. What statement did Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders make about the 2018 midterm elections that Rankine criticizes?
2. What happens to the young child of a friend of Rankine's when he colors Goldilocks's skin brown in his class?
3. What did the actress Eartha Kitt do in 1968 that led to her being blacklisted?
4. In Part IV, what kinds of conversations does Rankine include excerpts from?
5. What does the white man in the hallway in Part III say to Rankine that she finds flabbergasting?
6. In the very beginning of Part III, what does Rankine write that she is attempting to understand?
7. Why does Rankine stop herself abruptly when comparing herself and a white friend in Part III?
8. Why does Rankine think it is particularly puzzling that the white female judge in Part IV seems to fear for her son's life as he moves to Brooklyn?
9. Why do you think Rankine includes the photo of the white man holding a sign saying "I am not ashamed/afraid to be white" on page 140?
10. What cliched phrase that is often used to excuse terrible behavior on the part of boys and men did Rankine recall hearing after the Kavanaugh hearings in Part IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring Rankine's discussion of the idea of reparations, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the book, Rankine reveals that she asked a friend to read a draft of the book and the friend told her that the book did not lay out any real "strategy" (334). Do you agree with this critique? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Rankine employs a unique blend of poetry, historical documents, transcripts of conversation, and prose in this book. How do you think her choice of styles and structure affects the reader's experience? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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