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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. At what point in her life did Diangelo experience a challenge to her racial identity?

2. What is white fragility much more than, according to Diangelo?

3. What does Diangelo believe about stopping racist patterns?

4. What limits white people from forming connections across racial lines, according to Diangelo?

5. What does Diangelo ask white people to consider about racism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What may employers be required to do if they choose not to hire a person of color?

2. Under what conditions does Diangelo say white people are responsive to her racism talks?

3. What does Diangelo write happens to white people when disequilibrium occurs?

4. White fragility can be understood as a response to what, according to Diangelo?

5. What does Diangelo write is problematic about white people using the language of violence to describe their own white fragility?

6. What does Diangelo say about anti-blackness?

7. What does Diangelo ask as a white person who wants to challenge their own internalized racism?

8. How does white fragility function as a form of bullying, as explained by Diangelo?

9. What are some common emotional reactions white people have when their assumptions are challenged, according to Diangelo?

10. What does Diangelo believe is more important than working to convince others that racist patterns exist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 explore why it is difficult for cross-racial discussions about race to happen without upset from white participants. Based on Diangelo's examples, why is white people's claim to victimhood when challenged about their racism harmful to progress? Use specific examples to help explain your ideas.

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