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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 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?
(a) She said it was a secret.
(b) She said that only time would tell.
(c) She said she was waiting to hear from her literary agent.
(d) She said she did not know.

2. Oluo states that at the time of the incident with the division director, she was working in what city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Houston.
(d) Seattle.

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

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

5. Ijeoma Oluo states in the preface of So You Want to Talk About Racism that she is writing the preface how many years after the first edition of the book was published?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The students in Oluo's son's class were required to lead the Pledge of Allegiance how many days per month?

2. In what country is the bindi traditionally used for purposes other than a fashion statement?

3. Which sporting event does Oluo use as a metaphor for the racism she and her brother encountered in their youth?

4. What does Oluo name as the most crucial element in the fight for social justice and equality?

5. Which ethnicity does Oluo NOT name as one wrapped up in the stereotype of the studious, hardworking Asian?

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