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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 group of people make up the majority who control the economy?

2. Who is this book written for?

3. What did Diangelo learn about how white people discuss about race and racism?

4. What is color celebrate?

5. Who does race have a hand in shaping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the idea that racism is not a white problem do, according to Diangelo?

2. What is white solidarity, as defined by Diangelo?

3. What does Diangelo say about teaching people to treat everyone the same?

4. What does Diangelo say about how one's parent's can affect their views on race?

5. What is the concept of the melting pot?

6. Where does Diangelo say white fragility come from?

7. What is discrimination?

8. What is the system of racism?

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

10. What is race?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diangelo claims that race relations are extremely complex. Write an essay in which you outline at least three ways in which race relations are more complex than white people can understand. In what ways are issues of race complex and multilayered, 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 white fragility. What is it and how does it affect society as a whole? Use specific examples from the text to support your claims.

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