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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. The term “complicity” carries what meaning?
2. 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?
3. Saad cites which of the following questions as being asked in tone policing herself?
4. “White privilege” and “unconscious bias” are described in the book as being what for “white supremacy"?
5. Which of the following does Saad list as an example of white silence?
Short Essay Questions
1. Saad notes that “On Day 7, we do not take a day off" (105). What is she likely referencing? Why would she reference it?
2. How does white silence protect those with white privilege?
3. What does Saad note is the purpose of the work outlined in the book?
4. Which rhetorical appeal/s is / are made when Saad cites Ellen Pence in discussing white exceptionalism (101-02)?
5. How is tone policing generally used?
6. What does Saad list among reasons to commit to the work outlined in the book?
7. How does white fragility imperil BIPOC?
8. Why would a person work through the book sequentially?
9. 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?
10. Why does DiAngelo view the question of “Now what do I do?” (11) as problematic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Saad suggests that relationships among white-privileged persons often, if not always, include reinforcement of white supremacy. What would a relationship among white-privileged persons look like absent the reinforcement of white supremacy? Why would it look that way? How do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Saad notes confusion over the assertion that identifying her as Black is rude, remarking that it is an accurate descriptor of her. For one such descriptor, why might it be offensive? Wherein lies the difference between an offensive epithet and an accurate description? Why is it at that point?
Essay Topic 3
Consider questions of demographic and other groups. For a given area—restricted to the present and local—what are the dominant demographic and other groups? What assumptions does the dominant population have about itself? How are those assumptions helpful? How are they harmful? On the whole, are they beneficial?
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