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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The repetition of “A person can be.…Not having [X] privilege does not cancel out one’s white privilege. A person can be [X] but still have white privilege” (57) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Chiasmus.

3. According to Freeman (54), how much of the human genome bears in on what is commonly called race?
(a) 0.01%.
(b) 1.0%.
(c) 0.001%.
(d) 0.1%.

4. The challenge presented by the book spans how many days?
(a) 14.
(b) 28.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

5. The phrase “real, raw, ugly truths” (36) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Alliteration.

6. Saad writes about “the sticky web of white supremacy” (105). The phrase offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

7. Saad claims residence in which country?
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Yemen.
(c) Qatar.
(d) Bahrain.

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

9. The term “preemptively” carries what meaning?
(a) Done despite the need.
(b) Done after the need.
(c) Done without the need.
(d) Done before the need.

10. The word “crux” carries what meaning?
(a) Focus.
(b) Management.
(c) Crook.
(d) Decoration.

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

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

13. Which of the following does Saad write is not evidence of not being racist?
(a) "Seeing" color.
(b) "Not seeing" privilege.
(c) "Not seeing" color.
(d) "Seeing" whiteness.

14. Saad uses the term “unpacking” frequently in the book. Which of the following meanings does it carry in the book?
(a) Moving in and settling down.
(b) Bringing out small parts for examination.
(c) Taking things out of a bag or case.
(d) Emptying out for relief.

15. What does Saad identify as a danger of white exceptionalism to doing the work outlined in the book?
(a) Those who believe themselves exceptional will not do the work.
(b) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will not do the work.
(c) Those who believe themselves exceptional will do the work.
(d) Those who believe themselves not exceptional will do the work.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “postracial” has what meaning?

2. In the initial “doll tests,” how many dolls were used?

3. In the book, the term “benign” carries what meaning?

4. Which of the following does Saad list as a likely reaction to the work outlined in the book?

5. What meaning does the term “white fragility” carry?

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