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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. Which aspect of Oluo's first serious conversation about race with her mother made her happy they had talked?
(a) Its tears.
(b) Its twists and turns.
(c) Its laughter.
(d) Its outcome.

2. Oluo states that until what level of her school career, she was always the only black student in her class?
(a) High school.
(b) Middle school.
(c) College.
(d) Junior high.

3. How old was Oluo the first time she was called the 'n word'?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

4. To what sort of location did Oluo go with a friend the day after her online altercation with a coworker?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A classroom.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A park.

5. The CPE lists all but which of the following weapons in its definition of the use of force from police?
(a) A gun.
(b) A truncheon.
(c) Pepper spray.
(d) A tazer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oluo characterizes American society as preferring "its culture cloaked in" (116) what?

2. In what country is the bindi traditionally used for purposes other than a fashion statement?

3. Which music festival does Oluo mention specifically in her illustration of cultural appropriation?

4. 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?

5. Which sporting event does Oluo use as a metaphor for the racism she and her brother encountered in their youth?

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