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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Why Can't I Touch Your Hair? - Chapter 14: What is the Model Minority Myth?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The division director made the situation worse by asking Oluo if she had seen a documentary narrated by which comedian?
(a) Kevin Hart.
(b) Chris Rock.
(c) Dane Cook.
(d) Mitch Hedberg.

2. What object does Oluo use in a metaphor depicting the one weapon she says cannot be used "to tear down all the walls" (21) of oppression at once?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) An axe.
(d) A tire iron.

3. Oluo recalls wanting to spend time with friends she felt comfortable accompanying to what location?
(a) The food bank.
(b) School.
(c) The landfill.
(d) The grocery store.

4. What color lipstick did a classmate of Oluo's once tell her never to wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Orange.
(c) Pink.
(d) Purple.

5. 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) Grueling.
(c) Painful.
(d) Eye-opening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oluo recalls that when she had a childhood friend over to stay the night, they would often scrounge up how many dollars to buy dinner?

2. The best friend of a particular member of Oluo's family owned what type of African restaurant?

3. To what sort of location did Oluo go with a friend the day after her online altercation with a coworker?

4. During a meeting, the division director at Oluo's work asked her what question about her hair?

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

(see the answer key)

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