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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. How does Oluo describe her mother's identity?
(a) Latinx.
(b) Queer.
(c) White.
(d) Trans.

2. What adjective does Oluo use in the final sentence of the Introduction when she discusses being "a part of this conversation" (17)?
(a) Awed.
(b) Honored.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Tentative.

3. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?
(a) Conglomeration.
(b) Mosaic.
(c) Community.
(d) Melting-pot.

4. What is NOT an adjective Oluo uses in the Introduction to describe the process of writing So You Want to Talk About Race?
(a) Heart-wrenching.
(b) Eye-opening.
(c) Grueling.
(d) Painful.

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

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. With whom was Oluo having dinner when she had to excuse herself to launch a program on her phone?

3. How old was Oluo when she joined a social media group for Seattleite people of color?

4. Which aspect of Oluo's first serious conversation about race with her mother made her happy they had talked?

5. How many lines of traffic did the policeman cross in order to pull Oluo over in 2015?

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