1. Saad quotes McIntosh as describing white privilege “like an invisible knapsack” (53). The description is an example of which literary device?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

2. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book looks for which of the following?
(a) Denying truth.
(b) Creating truth.
(c) Manipulating truth.
(d) Handling truth.

3. References to “the extreme right” and “right-wing ideology” (97) offer examples of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

4. When were the updated “doll tests” conducted?
(a) The 2010s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 2000s.
(d) The 1990s.

5. The term “white supremacy” carries what meaning?
(a) The belief that white-privileged people are superior to and should not dominate other races.
(b) The belief that white-privileged people are inferior to but should dominate other races.
(c) The belief that white-privileged people are superior to and should dominate other races.
(d) The belief that white-privileged people are inferior to and should not dominate other races.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which U.S. Open was Serena Williams penalized for “‘verbal abuse’ after she called the umpire a ‘thief’” (71), despite other players having said far worse to far less penalty?

2. In the book, the term “introversion” carries what meaning?

3. Which of the following are noted by Saad as extreme examples of adherents to white superiority?

4. In the book, the term “white superiority” carries what meaning?

5. The term “Herculean” carries what meaning?

(see the answer key)

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