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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: What if I Talk About Race Wrong? - Chapter 6: Is Police Brutality Really About Race?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sporting event does Oluo use as a metaphor for the racism she and her brother encountered in their youth?
(a) Hurdles.
(b) Triathlon.
(c) Shot-put.
(d) Javelin.

2. A study by the CPE found that "blacks were almost" how many "times more likely to be subject to force from police" (73) than were their white counterparts?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

3. Which hip-hop artist's booking of a concert near Oluo's place of residence made her angry?
(a) Jay-Z.
(b) Lil Wayne.
(c) R Kelly.
(d) DJ Jazzy Jeff.

4. With whom was Oluo having dinner when she had to excuse herself to launch a program on her phone?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her date.
(d) Her mother.

5. How old was Oluo when she and her mother had their first serious discussion about race?
(a) 22.
(b) 41.
(c) 14.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an element Oluo's friend mentions in the list of ways he would help the lower classes?

2. What adjective does Oluo use in the final sentence of the Introduction when she discusses being "a part of this conversation" (17)?

3. What is NOT a term Oluo uses to describe her mother?

4. How does Oluo describe the identities of the men who approached Oluo's picnicking group in the Seattle park?

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

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