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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. How did a female teacher who was Mr. Robert's colleague refer to one of her black students?
2. What does Diangelo write anti-blackness rooted in?
3. How did Diangelo react when confronted by her black colleague on her racism?
4. What does Diangelo say Mr. Roberts and his colleague were unable to do?
5. Where is the highest level of segregation according to a 2015 study?
Short Essay Questions
1. What may employers be required to do if they choose not to hire a person of color?
2. What kind of language does Diangelo say whites can use to victimize themselves in moments in which they are challenged?
3. White fragility can be understood as a response to what, according to Diangelo?
4. What does habitus do for white people specifically, accordign to Diangelo?
5. What do white racial assumptions do for white people and society as a whole?
6. How do white people protect their positions of power, according to Diangelo?
7. Why, according to Diangelo, do so many white people feel the need to "build trust" before they talk to others about race?
8. What is affirmative action, and who does it affect?
9. What is anti-blackness rooted in?
10. What does Diangelo write is problematic about white people using the language of violence to describe their own white fragility?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze Diangelo's guidelines for white people who want to educate themselves on race. In what ways do you think her tips and suggestions for white people who seek to challenge their racist internalizations are effective or ineffective, and why?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you discuss the concept of affirmative action. What is affirmative action, and who does it influence, and in what ways?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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