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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, The Incorruptible Simplicity of Being: A String of Crystalline Parables.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams say some people claimed when she told her story about the store?
(a) She didn't ask the man's name.
(b) She didn't present another opinion.
(c) They had similar stories.
(d) She didn't ask why she was refused access.

2. Who was the woman in Williams story shot by?
(a) A drug addict.
(b) A escaped felon.
(c) An African American.
(d) A police officer.

3. What does Williams want to show about legal language?
(a) It is necessary.
(b) It protect the whites in power.
(c) It is reprehensible.
(d) It flattens complex issues.

4. What does Williams say whites associate black with?
(a) Bad neighborhoods.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Criminality.

5. What does Williams send to the faculty after receiving communication from students?
(a) An open letter.
(b) A law suit.
(c) A formal complaint.
(d) A memo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What generalization does Williams say should be fought?

2. Who did the black community fiercely criticize?

3. What does Williams say small businesses used to rationalize the changes in the mid 80's?

4. What story about Harvard did Williams use to illustrate the point she made in Part I, Chapter 1?

5. What does Williams call the friend that suggested that her personal style of writing was too much for people?

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