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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 does Saad list as a likely reaction to the work outlined in the book?
(a) Agreeing with her.
(b) None of these.
(c) Congratulating her.
(d) Blaming her.

2. The term “Herculean” carries what meaning?
(a) Requiring great intelligence.
(b) Requiring great strength.
(c) Requiring great finesse.
(d) Requiring great looks.

3. In the initial “doll tests,” how many dolls were used?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

5. The phrase “white privilege protects people” (62) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Alliteration.

6. 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) Break up.
(c) Seek shortcuts.
(d) Avoid shortcuts.

7. The term “gaslighting” carries what meaning?
(a) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-assurance.
(b) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-doubt.
(c) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-release.
(d) Psychological manipulation seeking to cause self-restraint.

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

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

10. The term “sequentially” carries what meaning?
(a) Going out of order.
(b) Going in order.
(c) With shiny stones.
(d) One and a half.

11. 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) Rhyme.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Alliteration.

12. 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) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Saad uses the term “unpacking” frequently in the book. Which of the following meanings does it carry in the book?

2. Which of the following is a reason Saad notes for writing the book?

3. The term “disingenuous” carries what meaning?

4. Saad quotes Claudia Rankine as writing “For Serena, the daily diminishment is a low flame, a constant drip” (71). The sentence offers an example of which of the following?

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

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