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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 "simultaneously" carries what meaning?
(a) At the same time.
(b) In a false time.
(c) At no time.
(d) At different times.

2. The phrase “the aggressive adversary, the sassy sidekick, or the deferent devotee to white women” (126) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metonym.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Alliteration.

3. Which of the following does Saad identify as an example of brand tokenism?
(a) Showing only BIPOC in an office or event.
(b) Showing no BIPOC in an office or event.
(c) Showing one or only a few BIPOC in an office or event.
(d) Showing a majority of BIPOC in an office or event.

4. Saad cites which of the following as determining whether being called out or being called in is appropriate?
(a) Use of tone policing.
(b) Use of anti-Blackness.
(c) Use of white centering.
(d) Use of white fragility.

5. In the book, the term “derogatory” carries what meaning?
(a) Uplifting.
(b) Exulting.
(c) Insulting.
(d) Appraising.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following holidays does Saad note as coming from a white-centered perspective?

2. The term “collective subconscious” refers to which of the following?

3. In what year was Birth of a Nation released?

4. The term “woke” carries what meaning in the context of antiracist work?

5. The comparison Saad makes between unintentional racism and unintentionally stepping on someone’s foot in discussing being called out and called in is an example of which of the following (222)?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

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

3. 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?

4. Saad makes particular mention of the hijab as an issue of white saviorism (206). Why might she have done so, based upon the materials included in the book?

5. Saad makes a point of noting the backgrounds of the sources she cites throughout her book. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when she does so?

6. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad references Asam Ahmad in discussing being called in / called out (219-20)?

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

8. What rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad explains the relationship between white centering and white supremacy on the second day of the third week of work?

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

10. In moving into the second week of the work outlined in the book, Saad notes that those doing the work should not voice their discomfort to BIPOC if they are not BIPOC. What reason does she give for her statement?

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