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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Emptying out for relief.
(c) Taking things out of a bag or case.
(d) Bringing out small parts for examination.

2. Which of the following does Saad include among the purposes of the work outlined in the book?
(a) Feeling shame.
(b) Seeing truth.
(c) Getting stuck.
(d) Being celebrated.

3. 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.

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

5. Which of the following does Saad exclude from self-care?
(a) Manicures.
(b) Massage.
(c) Mindfulness.
(d) Meditation.

6. Which of the following is a likely manifestation of white fragility?
(a) Trying to convince people they’ve imagined racism.
(b) Trying to convince people they've defined racism.
(c) Trying to convince people they’ve observed racism.
(d) Trying to convince people they’ve experienced racism .

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

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

9. Which of the following does Saad list as an example of white silence?
(a) Adding jokes when family members make racist jokes.
(b) Leaving the room when family members make racist jokes.
(c) Staying in the room when family members make racist jokes.
(d) Laughing along when family members make racist jokes.

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

11. At the end of Week 1, Saad reiterates that the work of the book denies looking for which of the following?
(a) Dramatic admissions of shame.
(b) Dramatic rejections of shame.
(c) Dramatic admissions to performance.
(d) Dramatic admissions of excellence.

12. The term “African American Vernacular English” carries what meaning?
(a) English as commonly spoken by African Americans outside formal settings.
(b) African languages as commonly spoken by Americans in England.
(c) English as commonly spoken by African Americans in formal settings.
(d) English as commonly spoken by Africans in America.

13. The term “African diaspora” has what meaning?
(a) Sub-Saharan fungi.
(b) Migration within the African continent.
(c) Black people around the world.
(d) Two breaths in Africa.

14. “Phenotype” includes which of the following?
(a) Skin color.
(b) Clothing preference.
(c) Hair style.
(d) Speech pattern.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “a historical and modern-day contextual understanding” (63) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Saad write is not evidence of not being racist?

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

4. 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?

5. According to Freeman (54), how much of the human genome bears in on what is commonly called race?

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