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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams say there was a phantom of in neutrality?
(a) Racism.
(b) Lawlessness.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Slavery.

2. What does Williams say about black communities?
(a) They did not vote enough.
(b) They are far from city hall.
(c) They are stable.
(d) They were created by force.

3. How does Williams say she felt when she was attending college?
(a) Invisible.
(b) Persecuted.
(c) Observed.
(d) Alone.

4. What does Williams say she had to fight over while being on a consumer protection board?
(a) The definition of pancake.
(b) The definition of African American.
(c) The definition of sausage.
(d) The definition of mushroom.

5. What does Williams say hypothetical cases were?
(a) Instructional mirrors.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Biased.
(d) Useless.

6. What answer did Williams give to the one who questioned her account in the book?
(a) She always tells the truth.
(b) She gave the police report she filed.
(c) She didn't give any.
(d) She gave the address of the store.

7. What does Williams argue affirmative action should be protected as?
(a) Religion.
(b) Reunion.
(c) Speech.
(d) Guns.

8. What university did Williams attend according to Part II, Chapter 4?
(a) Harvard Law.
(b) Yale Law.
(c) University of Wisconsin Law.
(d) Boston College Law.

9. What conclusion does Williams say she drew from the incident at the store?
(a) Racism was permissible.
(b) Women were discriminated against.
(c) Buzzers were useless.
(d) Guns should be controlled.

10. What are the principles Williams will study in the book?
(a) Freedom and universality of the law.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Autonomy, community and order.
(d) Racism and freedom.

11. Who does Williams argue suffered under the then-current system?
(a) African-Americans.
(b) Rich and poor.
(c) The poor.
(d) The rich.

12. What does Williams say she received from her students?
(a) Letters of recommendation.
(b) Terrible evaluations.
(c) Complaints.
(d) Flowers.

13. Who called the student that came to see Williams an "activist"?
(a) A fellow student.
(b) The assistant dean.
(c) A white teacher.
(d) The dean.

14. Who does Williams say was present in the store that refused her entry?
(a) It was empty.
(b) White women.
(c) Black women.
(d) White men.

15. What does Williams say the image of peaceful white community being interrupted by a black presence did to blacks?
(a) It dehumanized them.
(b) It made them sad.
(c) It made them mistrustful.
(d) It made them mad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say she was often confronted with?

2. What year was the student that came to Williams at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?

3. What does Williams say traditional jurisprudence looked for?

4. What does Williams want to show about legal language?

5. What does Williams say recent affirmative action jurisprudence rejected?

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