Please answer “yes, “no,” “sometimes,” or “usually” to the following questions and give examples:
1. I can hang around people of my race most of the time at school or work.
2. If I need to move, I can be pretty sure that my new neighbors won’t care about my race/ethnic group.
3. When I go shopping, I know that I will not be followed or hassled.
4. I can turn on the television and see people of my race in a variety of situations, not just as stereotypes
5. When I study my country’s history and civilization, we definitely learn about people from my race/ethnic group.
6. When I use checks or credit cards, the person behind the register won’t give me a hard time just because of what I look like.
7. I can swear, or dress in shabby clothes, or not answer letters, without having people say it’s because of my race.
8. I can speak in public without having to “represent” my race.
9. I am never asked to speak for all the people of my racial group.
10. I can criticize our government and talk about how I dislike its policies without being seen as a cultural outsider.
11. If a traffic cop pulls me over, or if the IRS checks my tax return, I can be sure it wasn’t because of my race.
12. I can easily buy posters, postcards, picture books, greeting cards, dolls, toys, and children's magazines featuring people of my race.
13. I can go to a motel or a restaurant without fearing that people of my race cannot get in or will be mistreated in the places I have chosen.
14. I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help, my race will not work against me.
15. If my day, week, or year is going badly, I don’t need to ask if each negative episode or situation was because of race