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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In addition to white, which of the following identities does Saad note carry privilege?
(a) Able-bodied.
(b) Texan.
(c) Homosexual.
(d) Female.

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

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

5. What does Saad list as her own reasons to continue the work outlined in the book?
(a) Commitment to love, truth, and being a good ancestor.
(b) Commitment to finding a good time.
(c) Commitment to truth, justice, and the American way.
(d) Commitment to overthrowing British society.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “therefore deserve to dominate over” (87) offers an example of which of the following?

2. The term “antiracist” carries what meaning?

3. Saad quotes McIntosh as describing white privilege “like an invisible knapsack” (53). The description is an example of which literary device?

4. The term “white privilege” carries what meaning?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Saad notes that “On Day 7, we do not take a day off" (105). What is she likely referencing? Why would she reference it?

2. Why would a person work through the book sequentially?

3. How does white fragility imperil BIPOC?

4. Studies of argument frequently set aside emotional involvement as a bad thing. Why is the setting-aside itself a problem?

5. What does Saad list among reasons to commit to the work outlined in the book?

6. For whom does Saad write the book? That is, who is her expected primary audience for it?

7. What does Saad note is the purpose of the work outlined in the book?

8. What evidence is often cited against the existence of white privilege?

9. How is tone policing generally used?

10. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad cites Ellen Pence in discussing white exceptionalism (101-02)?

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