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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. Which sporting event does Oluo use as a metaphor for the racism she and her brother encountered in their youth?
(a) Hurdles.
(b) Triathlon.
(c) Shot-put.
(d) Javelin.

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

3. What is NOT a country Oluo names as one from which her childhood friends' parents had come?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) India.
(c) South Korea.
(d) Guam.

4. How many ideas does Oluo include in her bulleted list for actions people can take when they are attacked with a microaggression?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. What platform did Oluo use to denounce a particular city's choice to host a concert by a particular hip-hop artist?
(a) Instagram.
(b) Twitter.
(c) Facebook.
(d) YouTube.

Short Answer Questions

1. The best friend of which person owned a particular type of African restaurant when Oluo was young?

2. Which music festival does Oluo mention specifically in her illustration of cultural appropriation?

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

4. In Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline?, Oluo discusses being contacted by Sagan's mother, who has which first name?

5. How many of Oluo's brothers did she have with her in the car when she got pulled over for speeding in 2015?

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