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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams say the image of peaceful white community being interrupted by a black presence did to blacks?

2. What does Williams say neutral classifications do?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 1, what does Williams say are constructed?

4. How did the Jewish student deface the portrait in Williams' story?

5. What does Williams say racist attitudes towards African-American is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first attitude of whites according to Williams and why does this happen?

2. How does the issue in the store illustrate privatization of space?

3. What happened when African American men were walking through a white neighborhood in New York in the 1980's?

4. What does Williams say one must do in order to be noticed?

5. What caused Williams' interest in property law?

6. What does racism penetrate according to Williams?

7. Who questioned Williams' opinions at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?

8. What do the student evaluations say of Williams?

9. Why did Williams have to fight a sausage manufacturer?

10. Why did one of Williams' students become angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the Critical Legal Studies movement, as well as its impact on the law in regards to race and rights.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the story of Eleanor Bumpurs and determine whether it was a simple oversight or if there was an issue of race and rights.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the case of the pregnant woman and examine Williams' fantasy of gorilla insemination. Determine how this would complicate the idea of choice and whether it was a relevant hypothetical suggestion in regards to race and rights.

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