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

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

3. As stated in Chapter 4, what do white people represent in Western society?

4. Does Diangelo think racism has adapted over time?

5. What is objectivity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the term color celebrate mean, as defined by Diangelo?

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

3. According to Diangelo, who was considered to be racist after the civil rights movement?

4. What does Diangelo acknowledge about her white status?

5. What is aversive racism?

6. What does research show about children and race?

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

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

9. Who is Robin Diangelo?

10. What is race?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you write about the various ways that white people allow racism to continue to manifest and perpetuate itself in society. Choose three examples mentioned in the text and explain why they do little to challenge racism as it exists in our world today.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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