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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. 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?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Rhyme.

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

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

4. References to “the extreme right” and “right-wing ideology” (97) offer examples of which of the following?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Saad recounts Ellen Pence’s experience “sending her babysitting money to Martin Luther King Jr. [sic]” as supporting antiracist work (102). This offers an example of which of the following?

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

4. The term “gaslighting” carries what meaning?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Saad quotes Audre Lorde as saying “Revolution is not a one-time event” (46). In the context of the book, what does the quote mean?

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

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

4. Why does DiAngelo view the question of “Now what do I do?” (11) as problematic?

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

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

7. What are some self-care practices likely to be helpful when carrying out the work outlined in the book?

8. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad cites the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? How so?

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

10. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad reproduces the text of an email in discussing white superiority ideology (88)?

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