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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 Gable's movement overlooked?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Black experience.
(c) Justice.
(d) Jurisprudence.

2. What was Williams disturbed by at the start of Part IV, Chapter 11?
(a) Questions about contract law.
(b) Questions about divorce law.
(c) Questions about civil law.
(d) Questions about criminal law.

3. What was Williams' godmother's name?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Patricia.

4. What happens in the book Williams read to black women when they turned 27?
(a) They turned white.
(b) They lost their professional skills.
(c) They died.
(d) They married.

5. How many times was the woman mentioned in Williams' story shot?
(a) Four times.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

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

7. What does Williams say the world hates?
(a) African Americans.
(b) Brown spills.
(c) Racism.
(d) Trouble makers.

8. Where does Williams go after meeting her sister?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Pasadena.

9. What did Williams and her sister's story make them wonder about?
(a) Their sanity.
(b) Their role as women.
(c) Their money.
(d) Their power as lawyers.

10. What did Williams' friends pressure her to admit about the show in the department store?
(a) It was progress.
(b) The book was unreadable.
(c) She was racist.
(d) The songs were good.

11. What did Williams find herself upset by in the department store?
(a) A small dog.
(b) A singer.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A security guard.

12. What did Williams do with Peter Gabel in Part III, Chapter 8?
(a) Teach a course.
(b) Argue.
(c) Fly in a plane.
(d) Have lunch.

13. What does Williams say nothing was in the city?
(a) Safe.
(b) Free.
(c) Available fo African-Americans.
(d) Cheap.

14. How old was Tawana Brawley in 1987?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

15. What does Williams argue African-Americans think will happen if they are killed by a white police officer?
(a) Their family would receive a large settlement.
(b) The officer would not suffer any consequences.
(c) Their family would be vilified.
(d) They would be seen as a criminal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What story did Williams' sister tell her when they met?

3. What does Williams say she noticed a year after her entering the same building?

4. What element of the bargaining situation did Williams and Gabel discuss?

5. What did Williams see on a street corner after dancing that she considered was worth mentioning?

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