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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Saad cites which of the following questions as being asked in tone policing herself?

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

4. The term “complicity” carries what meaning?

5. Which of the following does Saad include among the purposes of the work outlined in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Saad note that some persons of color will benefit from doing the work outlined in the book?

2. 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?

3. How does white silence protect those with white privilege?

4. How is tone policing generally used?

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

6. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad notes the relative availability of dolls in discussing white superiority ideology?

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

8. To what does “intersectionality” refer in the book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In “A Little about Me,” Saad rehearses her family background, noting her parents’ immigration history, their movements among countries, and their career paths. She uses her family’s experience and her own to situate herself as having authority to discuss the matters in the book. Wherein does she have authority? Wherein does she lack it? How does the text show it?

Essay Topic 2

In the foreword, DiAngelo notes that making a list of areas of ignorance offers a guide for moving forward. She then gives such a list as pertains to racism. What other area of social concern might benefit from such a treatment? What might such a list for that area look like? How would that list work to address the area of social concern?

Essay Topic 3

One of the dominant patterns of language Saad uses in the book is anaphora, the repetition of initial words or phrases in successive sentences. Overall, what effect does the use of anaphora have in the book? How does it achieve that effect? How does it aid or hinder the overall work of the book?

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