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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 “inclusivity” carries what meaning?
(a) Bringing different groups in in emergent fashion.
(b) Bringing different groups in in representative fashion.
(c) Bringing different groups in in no fashion.
(d) Bringing different groups in in minimal fashion.

2. The term “white gaze” carries what meaning?
(a) Framing as if from the perspective of no people.
(b) Framing as if from the perspective of white-privileged people.
(c) Framing as if from the perspective of oversaturation.
(d) Framing as if from the perspective of BIPOC.

3. The term “colorism” refers to which of the following?
(a) Discrimination against darker-haired persons within racial groups.
(b) Discrimination against lighter-skinned persons within racial groups.
(c) Discrimination against particular palettes within racial groups.
(d) Discrimination against darker-skinned persons within racial groups.

4. The term “vilified” refers to which of the following?
(a) Being made to seem as if evil.
(b) Being made to seem as if neutral.
(c) Being made to seem as if good.
(d) Being made to seem as if useful.

5. Which of the following movies does Saad identify as demonstrating white saviorism?
(a) Ferngully.
(b) The Last Airbender.
(c) Pocahontas.
(d) Avatar.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “allyship” carries what meaning?

2. The term “fetishizing” carries what meaning?

3. The term “colonialist” carries what meaning in the book?

4. In the book, the term "anti-Blackness" carries what meaning?

5. Which of the following does Saad identify as an example of storytelling tokenism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad references Toni Morrison at length (183-85)?

2. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad discusses being invited to speak at a UK festival (210-12)?

3. In moving into the second week of the work outlined in the book, Saad notes that biracial, multiracial, and white-passing persons of color are likely to experience particular discomfort in addressing the work of the week. What reason does she give for her statement?

4. What is meant in the book by “representation,” particularly as pertains to Viola Davis’s speech (123-25)?

5. Part of the problem inherent in tokenism is that of the small sample size; a single iteration cannot be assumed to be authentically representative. What, per Saad, might be one means of addressing tokenism?

6. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad notes the CDC findings that Black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy than white women (126)?

7. Saad notes that mistakes are inevitable in effecting change. Why might it be a good thing that they are so?

8. What problem/s does Saad identify in grouping people together as BIPOC?

9. Why, per Saad, is tokenism problematic?

10. Saad points out that personal mental health and behavioral issues are not necessarily justifications for not doing antiracist work. What reason/s does she give for the assertion?

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