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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 notes in the preface that she hopes the reader uses the book to "deconstruct" (12) what?
(a) The silence surrounding race.
(b) Patriarchy.
(c) White supremacy.
(d) The school-to-prison pipeline.

2. How many bulleted items are included in Oluo's list of reminders in Chapter 15: But What if I Hate Al Sharpton? for people of color having their tone policed?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Which member of Oluo's family is named Aham?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her uncle.

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

5. Oluo states that her mother's "optimism and starry-eyed love" (39) came from what source?
(a) Her yoga practice.
(b) Her maternal instinct.
(c) Her gender.
(d) Her whiteness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?

2. According to Oluo in Chapter 1: Is it Really About Racism?, the system of racism has been intertwined with what system since the beginning of the United States of America?

3. Oluo claims that in which decade, there was a great deal of unrealistic optimism regarding the future of race relations?

4. Statisticians predict that out of every three black men born in the current era, how many will be incarcerated by the time they reach adulthood?

5. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?

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