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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the young African-American girl Williams talks about in Part IV, Chapter 12?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

2. What did Williams enter at the start of Part III, Chapter 7?
(a) An apartment building.
(b) A storage depot.
(c) A store.
(d) A police station.

3. What did Williams realize during her discussion with Gabel about trust?
(a) Trust was good.
(b) She would never loan money.
(c) Her race would prevent it from happening.
(d) She could not win the argument.

4. What was happening inside the department store Williams entered in Part IV, Chapter 11?
(a) A live band was playing.
(b) A book signing.
(c) A fashion show.
(d) Employees were restocking the shelves.

5. Who did the black community fiercely criticize?
(a) The Mexican-American community.
(b) White officers.
(c) The district attorney's officer.
(d) The media.

6. What does Williams say happened to black women because of professionalism?
(a) They divorce.
(b) They whitened.
(c) They don't marry.
(d) They can't be happy.

7. Who did Williams argue with after the first conference she went to?
(a) Her sister.
(b) A security guard.
(c) A law and literature professor.
(d) Her students.

8. What was Williams doing at the start of Part IV, Chapter 10?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Grading papers.
(d) Sleeping.

9. Who does Williams say strongly supported Tawana Brawley?
(a) White police officers.
(b) The media.
(c) The black community.
(d) Lawyers.

10. When did Williams relate what disturbed her to her sister?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Years.
(d) Thanksgiving.

11. What does Williams say did not work as a political strategy for blacks?
(a) Appealing to the courts.
(b) Running for office.
(c) Describing needs.
(d) Demanding results.

12. How many times was the young African-American girl Williams talks about pregnant in Part IV, Chapter 12?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 2 times.

13. What does Williams argue the show in the department store exhibited?
(a) A corrupted vision of the oppressed.
(b) Poor choice of writers.
(c) Bad taste in music.
(d) Low wage workers struggling.

14. What did Mike Tyson give Tawana Brawley?
(a) Tickets for his fights.
(b) Self defense lessons.
(c) A punch.
(d) Advice on cashing in on her situation.

15. What does Williams say of the description of the "master-slave"?
(a) It was accurate.
(b) It was still in effect.
(c) It was missundersttod.
(d) It was incomplete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike Tyson do that Williams says was unfair he was not despised for?

2. What does Williams say her mother wanted her to reclaim?

3. What joke did Williams mother made about her being a lawyer?

4. What does Williams think triggered the Judge's mental breakdown?

5. What procedure does Williams say the doctor advised the young girl to have?

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