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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action? - Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a term deemed by Oluo to be a problematic piece of language in regards to race?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Thug.
(c) Hip-hop.
(d) Articulate.

2. Oluo states that if she had a male child, he would have what projected chance of ending up in jail, according to recent estimates?
(a) 3 in 10.
(b) 1 in 3.
(c) 1 in 10.
(d) 1 in 5.

3. In Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline?, Oluo discusses being contacted by Sagan's mother, who has which first name?
(a) Natasha.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Nanette.

4. What is NOT a term Oluo uses to describe her mother?
(a) Exhausting.
(b) Kind.
(c) Generous.
(d) Combative.

5. Oluo asserts that one in how many black men will go to prison in his lifetime?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2: What is Racism?, Oluo discusses a coworker who posted a meme suggesting that recipients of welfare be forced to take what action before receiving benefits?

2. Oluo describes the trajectory of her career in what field?

3. When Oluo names her many advantages, she points out that her grade school education had been what?

4. What does Oluo name as the indicator she knew she would use to measure the success of her book So You Want to Talk About Race?

5. How many of Oluo's brothers did she have with her in the car when she got pulled over for speeding in 2015?

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