Anatole Broyard, a Literary Critic and Writer for the New

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Anatole Broyard, a literary critic and writer for the New York Times, lived a double life. He had a mixed racial heritage, and while African American friends knew him as African American, white friends and professional acquaintances thought he was white. After his death, Broyard's daughter tried to write his life story and, as part of the process, organized a family reunion. This was made more difficult by the fact that Broyard's extended family included many who thought of themselves as white, others as black. What does this demonstrate about passing?

• A) Anyone with light enough skin usually passes for white.
• B) Only people in certain parts of the country can get away with passing.
• C) Passing is easy to do.
• D) The only factor that determines whether someone wants to pass is the ability to do so.
• E) Passing happens almost entirely through interaction.

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on how high a price is charged for a product, intended to protect consumers by preventing prices from reaching excessively high levels.

Supply Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.

Demand Curve

A representation that shows the quantity of a particular good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Government Intervention

Actions taken by the government to influence or directly control economic or market conditions.