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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Week 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were the Central Park Five alleged to have committed crimes?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1987.

2. In the book, the term “insidious” carries what meaning?
(a) Sneaky.
(b) Open.
(c) Honest.
(d) Insightful.

3. The phrase “therefore deserve to dominate over” (87) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Alliteration.

4. The term “blackface” carries what meaning?
(a) White people painting themselves as black to depict Black characters.
(b) People putting on black masks to hide their faces.
(c) Black people darkening their own skin to appear to be more fully Black.
(d) Painting a surface black to hide or emphasize it.

5. Which of the following does Saad cite in reviewing the third week of the work outlined in the book?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Robin DiAngelo.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Octavia Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book looks for which of the following?

2. The challenge presented by the book spans how many days?

3. The term “white supremacy” carries what meaning?

4. Saad writes “Like a fish cannot see the water it is swimming in and like we human beings cannot see the air we breathe” (189). The phrase offers examples of which of the following?

5. The term “love,” as Saad uses it in the context of her book, carries what meaning?

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