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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. How many of Oluo's brothers did she have with her in the car when she got pulled over for speeding in 2015?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. With what emotion did Oluo's coworkers watch the situation after the division director asked Oluo a question at the meeting?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Horror.

3. What element does Oluo name as the only tool people of color often have when they are faced with police brutality?
(a) Visible marks indicating abuse.
(b) Witnesses.
(c) Their own account of events.
(d) The court system.

4. Oluo describes the trajectory of her career in what field?
(a) Broadcasting.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Theater.

5. Oluo asserts that over time, microaggressions do what sort of damage to a victim?
(a) Permanent.
(b) Physical.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Psychic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oluo states that she and which of her family members attending school with her at the time endured constant microaggressions?

2. How many items does Oluo include within her bulleted list of some main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline?

3. How old was Oluo when she and her mother had their first serious discussion about race?

4. Black people have a 3.5-4 times higher probability of having what fate befall them at the hands of police than their white counterparts?

5. Oluo states that what length of time will likely pass before a white person is able to say the 'n word' without hurting black people by doing so?

(see the answer key)

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