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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: But What if I Hate Al Sharpton? - Chapter 17: Talking is Great but What Else Can I Do?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oluo states that which common elements of public education are tailored to white students?
(a) Standardized tests.
(b) Dress codes.
(c) Honors programs.
(d) Schedules.

2. Oluo found out much later in life that many of her childhood friends had been either Asian Americans or what?
(a) Trans.
(b) White.
(c) Latinx.
(d) Pacific Islanders.

3. Oluo states that "at its core," cultural appropriation is "about ownership of one's" (114) what?
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Ancestry.
(c) Identity.
(d) Culture.

4. How many bulleted items are included in Oluo's list of reminders in Chapter 15: But What if I Hate Al Sharpton? for white people trying to avoid the act of tone policing?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

5. Which music festival does Oluo mention specifically in her illustration of cultural appropriation?
(a) Austin City Limits.
(b) Monolith.
(c) Lollapalooza.
(d) Coachella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location does Oluo name as "a very lonely place" for her for a "very long time" (49)?

2. In what grade was Sagan when he was expelled from school?

3. What is NOT a quality Oluo attributes to the main people racism was created to benefit?

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

5. Oluo opens Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action? by discussing what it was like to live in a poor household at what age?

(see the answer key)

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