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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. What does "white flight" refer to?

2. What do people generally think constitutes a "good" neighborhood, as stated in Chapter 2?

3. What does color blindness exempt white people from?

4. What is a common white response to race issues in the name of color blindness, as stated in Chapter 3?

5. Why is the past considered an ideal time for whites, as stated in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is white solidarity, as defined by Diangelo?

2. According to Diangelo, how do white people tend to react to the suggestion that being white has meaning?

3. What has the good/bad binary done to white people, according to Diangelo?

4. What does Diangelo not have to deal with in terms of race on a daily basis?

5. What does Diangelo say about how white folks' react to challenges to their racial world views?

6. According to Diangelo, wow is whiteness perceived in society?

7. What is aversive racism?

8. What is a common response to race-talk in the name of colorblindness?

9. What does Diangelo say about teaching people to treat everyone the same?

10. Where does Diangelo say white fragility come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you describe how white fragility affects people of color. How does one's demonstration of white fragility (in whatever form) actively harm people of color? Be specific and use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine Diangelo's ideas about prejudice. What does she say about prejudice, and why is it important that white people understand her definition of it? In what ways could it help them to better challenge themselves and systemic racism as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explain several ways that white people can interrupt white fragility. Choose three main strategies that Diangelo outlines in the text, and write about why these strategies are important and impactful.

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