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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: But What if I Hate Al Sharpton? - Chapter 17: Talking is Great but What Else Can I Do?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective did Steve Loomis, the police department's union president, use to describe his impression of Tamir Rice's appearance?
(a) Menacing.
(b) Unpredictable.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Arrogant.

2. Oluo asserts that what type of chef must appropriate a culture's food before the food can be sold for high prices?
(a) Male.
(b) Award-winning.
(c) French.
(d) White.

3. Oluo asserts that racism was used to justify the genocide of which people?
(a) Nomadic people.
(b) Indigenous people.
(c) Jewish people.
(d) People of color.

4. Oluo insists near the end of Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline that people must request truly diverse and inclusive what for all children in their communities?
(a) Arts instruction.
(b) Foster care.
(c) Housing.
(d) Education.

5. Oluo found out much later in life that many of her childhood friends had been either Asian Americans or what?
(a) Pacific Islanders.
(b) Latinx.
(c) Trans.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slur did the "white stranger" (162) who harrassed Oluo online call her when she insisted that racism did indeed affect his country?

2. What is NOT a quality Oluo attributes to the main people racism was created to benefit?

3. How many lines of traffic did the policeman cross in order to pull Oluo over in 2015?

4. What is NOT a way in which Oluo describes a meeting attendee's use of a racial slur in Chapter 17: Talking is Great, but What Else Can I Do?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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