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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the man in the story at the start of Part IV, Chapter 10 claim to be?
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) The black reincarnation of Elvis
(d) President of the United States.

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

5. What does Williams say she noticed a year after her entering the same building?
(a) A new security pad at the entrance.
(b) A security guard.
(c) The same "bum."
(d) The same children.

6. What does Williams say Gable's movement overlooked?
(a) Justice.
(b) Jurisprudence.
(c) Black experience.
(d) Prejudice.

7. What wasn't binding during slavery?
(a) Marriage between slaves.
(b) Church laws.
(c) Ownership contracts.
(d) Criminal proceedings.

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

9. What type of patients were being housed in the hospital Williams' godmother died in?
(a) Cancer patients.
(b) Terminal patients.
(c) AIDS patients.
(d) Pregnant women.

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

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

12. How many children does Williams say stormed out off the door as she was entering?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

14. What does Williams think triggered the Judge's mental breakdown?
(a) A killing in her courtroom.
(b) Stress factors on black professional women.
(c) A particularly horrifying case.
(d) An overload of cases.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Williams say nothing was in the city?

3. Who did the black community fiercely criticize?

4. How does Williams describe as abstract law?

5. What case does Williams use to illustrate her point in Part IV, Chapter 10?

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