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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the "bum" referred by the children?
(a) An white "bag lady".
(b) A dog.
(c) An elderly African-American woman.
(d) An elderly African-American man.

2. What did the Tawana Brawley case come to represent according to Williams?
(a) Family violence.
(b) Black manhood vs white justice.
(c) The plight of young women in the 1980's.
(d) Injustice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Peter Gabel found?

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

3. What was Williams disturbed by at the start of Part IV, Chapter 11?

4. What does Williams say happened to black women because of professionalism?

5. Where does Williams go after meeting her sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Williams think Tawana's case illustrated?

2. In Part IV, Chapter 10, what question did a story of Elvis raise for Williams?

3. What did some of the other faculty tell Williams when she complained about racism in Part III, Chapter 9?

4. What does Williams think should happen to laws?

5. What did Williams believe about New Orleans?

6. What did Williams believe about Judge Maxine Thomas?

7. What hypothetical situation regarding insemination did Williams raise and why?

8. Who was Peter Gabel according to Part III, Chapter 8?

9. What example illustrated that Williams believed the world had gone crazy?

10. What did Williams complain about a fashion show and what did her friend insist in Part IV, Chapter 11?

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