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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a reason Saad notes for writing the book?
(a) She wants to help those who come after her feel better about themselves.
(b) She wants to garner fame and acclaim.
(c) She wants to make people suffer who have hurt her.
(d) She wants to earn money for her work.

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

3. In the book, the term “superior” carries what meaning?
(a) Lesser, lower, and unimportant.
(b) Smaller, narrower, and more taciturn.
(c) Grander, broarder, and more eloquent.
(d) Better, higher, and more important.

4. At the end of Week 1, Saad urges those doing the work outlined in the book to do which of the following?
(a) Break down.
(b) Avoid shortcuts.
(c) Seek shortcuts.
(d) Break up.

5. The phrase “a historical and modern-day contextual understanding” (63) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Chiasmus.

6. How many examples of white privilege does McIntosh articulate?
(a) 10
(b) 20..
(c) 50.
(d) 5.

7. What tips does Saad recommend for doing the work outlined in the book?
(a) Keeping a journal.
(b) Keeping on keeping on.
(c) Keeping it real.
(d) Keeping a pet.

8. Which of the following does Saad cite as an early indication of her exclusion?
(a) Difficulty buying makeup.
(b) Difficulty hailing a cab.
(c) Difficulty getting tacos.
(d) Difficulty making friends.

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

10. The term “Standard English” carries what meaning?
(a) English as expected in bars and at parties.
(b) English as expected in games and at festivals.
(c) English as expected in business and professional contexts.
(d) English as expected in law and ceremony.

11. Which of the following does Saad list as an example of white superiority behavior?
(a) Primarily reading white authors.
(b) Primarily reading BIPOC authors.
(c) Primarily reading no authors.
(d) Primarily reading female authors.

12. The phrase “people with white privilege” (70) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Rhyme.

13. 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 superior to and should dominate other races.
(c) The belief that white-privileged people are inferior to and should not dominate other races.
(d) The belief that white-privileged people are inferior to but should dominate other races.

14. The term “love,” as Saad uses it in the context of her book, carries what meaning?
(a) Acting out of a desire for feelings of warmth and reward.
(b) Acting out of not altering when it alteration finds.
(c) Acting out of an interest in self-gain.
(d) Acting out of an interest greater than self-gain.

15. Which of the following are noted by Saad as extreme examples of adherents to white superiority?
(a) The AAA.
(b) The UAW.
(c) The CCC.
(d) The KKK.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saad writes about “the sticky web of white supremacy” (105). The phrase offers an example of which of the following?

2. The term “complicity” carries what meaning?

3. Saad claims residence in which country?

4. The term “tone policing” carries what meaning?

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

(see the answer keys)

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