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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. 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) Congratulating her.
(d) Agreeing with her.

2. The term “white silence” carries what meaning in the book?
(a) Refusal to talk about racism with white people.
(b) Refusal to talk about racism to white people.
(c) Refusal to talk about racism around white people.
(d) Refusal to talk about racism by white people.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “white privilege protects people” (62) offers an example of which of the following?

2. The term “sequentially” carries what meaning?

3. The term “gaslighting” carries what meaning?

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

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

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. How does white silence protect those with white privilege?

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. How is tone policing generally used?

6. How does the desire to seem good hamper being good?

7. Why does Saad note that she uses the admittedly unpleasant term “white supremacy” for the problem she addresses in her book?

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

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

10. How might introversion be used to justify white silence?

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