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

2. The term “African American Vernacular English” carries what meaning?

3. References to “the extreme right” and “right-wing ideology” (97) offer examples of which of the following?

4. The term “complicity” carries what meaning?

5. Saad writes “I have come to see white exceptionalism as a double-sided weapon” (96), giving an example of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does white fragility imperil BIPOC?

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

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

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

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

6. How might introversion be used to justify white silence?

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

8. How is tone policing generally used?

9. What are some self-care practices likely to be helpful when carrying out the work outlined in the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Saad remarks at length on the “adultification” of Black youth. What does it mean to be an adult? How does this manifest in a given cultural group? How is adultification harmful to members of that group? Why would adultificiation be applied to children of that group?

Essay Topic 3

Saad repeatedly asserts that those who do the work outlined in the book will receive little to no direct benefit from doing it. She also notes that they should not expect to receive direct benefit, although indirect benefit will accrue from a more just and equitable society. Is the work worth doing? How does one determine such worth? How does the work outlined in the book meet or fail to meet that determination?

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