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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. “White privilege” and “unconscious bias” are described in the book as being what for “white supremacy"?
(a) Antonyms.
(b) Euphemisms.
(c) Eponyms.
(d) Homophones.

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

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

4. The phrase “a historical and modern-day contextual understanding” (63) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Chiasmus.

5. According to Freeman (54), how much of the human genome bears in on what is commonly called race?
(a) 0.001%.
(b) 0.01%.
(c) 0.1%.
(d) 1.0%.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following does Saad exclude from self-care?

3. At the end of Week 1, Saad urges those doing the work outlined in the book to do which of the following?

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

5. The term “preemptively” carries what meaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does white fragility imperil BIPOC?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Saad refer to her work as shared with a global audience?

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