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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 happens in the book Williams read to black women when they turned 27?

2. What Judge does Williams say was given a lot of attention?

3. What did Williams and her sister's story make them wonder about?

4. What conference does Williams attend in Part III, Chapter 9?

5. What did Williams need help with in Part III, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What analogy does Williams use to describe sterilization?

3. What happened when Williams entered an apartment building according to Part III, Chapter 7?

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

5. What did Williams see about slavery and family?

6. Who was Tawana Brawley and what happened to her in 1987?

7. What did Williams have in her blood and why was it secret in Part IV, Chapter 12?

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

9. What did Williams realize about the bargaining situation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Williams' view on capitalism and how it impacts both the rich and poor.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the impact that the student evaluations had on Williams and discuss why she chose to include this in a discussion about 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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