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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. In what month of 2015 was Oluo pulled over by the police for speeding?
(a) July.
(b) December.
(c) Feburary.
(d) September.

2. What metaphorical element does Oluo use within the Introduction to characterize racism?
(a) A mummy.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A monster.
(d) A tornado.

3. What event is statistically more likely to happen to a black high school student than a white student, according to Oluo?
(a) Detention.
(b) Expulsion.
(c) Suspension.
(d) Graduation.

4. Oluo states that from the beginning, she hoped that the book So You Want to Talk About Race would create real what?
(a) Change.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Anger.

5. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The beliefs that sit in the back of your brain and inform your actions without your implicit knowledge is called what?

2. How did Oluo always respond when people asked her about the success of So You Want to Talk About Race soon after the book's publication?

3. What is NOT a trait of her own writing that Oluo mentions as something she gave her readers that many other writers did not offer?

4. The acronym CPE stands for the Center for what type of Equity?

5. Which hip-hop artist's booking of a concert near Oluo's place of residence made her angry?

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