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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 city in Wales was the site of race riots on June 6, 1919?
2. Who wrote that "Safe spaces is a direct corollary of the rise of identity politics" in the Guardian?
3. Who first coined the phrase "white privilege"?
4. What work by Lee Mun Wah does Eddo-Lodge mention in the Preface as touching to her?
5. Where was Dr. Harold Moody born?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the Preface, what specific group of white people does Eddo-Lodge write that she does not want to talk to about race any longer?
2. Why does Eddo-Lodge view this book as a paradox of sorts?
3. Where were almost all of Britain's slaves brought to work in the 1700s and 1800s?
4. What did the police do to Cherry Groce in 1985?
5. How does Eddo-Lodge view the idea of telling ourselves and our children that we are all equal?
6. What does Eddo-Lodge think about the issue of responsibility and white privilege?
7. How does Eddo-Lodge describe a safe space?
8. How does Eddo-Lodge describe her own original blog post about talking about race to white people?
9. What was the significance of the word "mugging" in Britain in the 1970s?
10. How does Eddo-Lodge use the phrase "people of color" in her book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why was the legacy of the Windrush so significant to the history of race relations in the U.K., according to Eddo-Lodge? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What events and/or feelings drove Eddo-Lodge to write her original blog post in 2014 about her decision to stop talking to white people about race? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why did Eddo-Lodge object to some of the criticism of the racial makeup of Jeremy Corbin's shadow cabinet in 2015? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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