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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. Who is Robin Diangelo?

2. Who did people (post civil rights movement) consider to be racist?

3. Why was Diangelo taken aback in the early days of her work?

4. What are the two ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?

5. What, according to Diangelo, do white people need to understand in order to understand white fragility?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is aversive racism?

3. What is the concept of the melting pot?

4. What is race?

5. What are the two key ideologies in Western culture that make exploring cultural frameworks difficult?

6. What does Diangelo think about color blindness?

7. What does research show about children and race?

8. What is the system of racism?

9. What is the racial ideology in the U.S., as defined by Diangelo?

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 exploring how Diangelo positions herself in the book. How does she refer to herself in relation to the topic at hand (white fragility), and how does this affect the reader and the impact of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you write about the significance of the book, and the potential of its impact on readers. Why is this book so important? Who should be reading it, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you describe the author's narrative tone and writing style. How does it affect the reader, and what does it do to enhance the themes and ideas she is presenting? Use examples from the text to support your claims.

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