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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In Chapter 7, why does the author include Turner’s painting, The Slave Ship? (from Chapter 7)

To educate the public about the slave ships.

To indicate that black lives are still viewed as commodities.

To show the harshness of slavery.

To show that prejudice is a choice.

2.

In Chapter 1, what happens when a mother with her daughter board an airplane and find they will be seated in a row with a black woman? (from Chapters 1 and 2)

The young girl starts to cry.

The black woman offers to move so they can sit together.

A white man offers them seats next to him.

The mother is disgusted and offers to sit in the middle.

3.

In Chapter 3, what does the author overhear two men in a conference room say in regards to the way African Americans express themselves? (from Chapters 3-4)

That being around black people should be no different than being around people in general.

That being around black people is like watching a foreign film without subtitles.

That the black community is racist.

That they are inferior.

4.

In Chapter 1, what upsets the African American school girl the most about Mary Catherine? (from Chapters 1 and 2)

That her own papers are never taped to the back wall, even though she makes good grades.

That Mary Catherine thinks she’s given her a compliment by telling her she’s ‘almost white’.

That Mary Catherine is cheating off of her.

That Sister Evelyn doesn’t care if Mary Catherine cheats off of her.

5.

In Chapter 6, why was there an outcry at the verdict of the Jena Six trial? (from Chapter 6)

Because the black teens involved received harsher sentences than their white counterparts.

The Jena Six teens were tried as adults.

The Jena Six teens were released on bail and were gunned down.

The public didn’t believe that the Jena Six received a harsh enough punishment.

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