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

2. What superlative does Oluo use to describe the way in which cultural appropriation functions as a topic of discussion?
(a) Fastest.
(b) Ugliest.
(c) Subtlest.
(d) Trickiest.

3. Oluo states that it is important to know the definition of "tone policing" (157) because if the readers have been engaging in it, they are behaving in what kind of manner?
(a) Counterintuitive.
(b) Harmful.
(c) Frustrating.
(d) Inspiring.

4. Oluo urges the reader in Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline to "challenge the legitimacy" of which "white-centered" (104) institution?
(a) Political discourse.
(b) Family planning.
(c) Career preparation.
(d) Education.

5. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot to death by a policeman?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy resembling a weapon was Tamir Rice holding in his hand when he was fatally shot by a policeman?

2. Oluo states that people of color "want white people to join them in demanding their right to be able to trust the" what "like white people do" (80)?

3. The division director suggested that Oluo see a documentary film about what subject?

4. Which member of the theater company destroyed the feeling of safety that had been so carefully cultivated within the group?

5. Oluo asserts that over time, microaggressions do what sort of damage to a victim?

(see the answer key)

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