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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom was Oluo having dinner when she had to excuse herself to launch a program on her phone?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her date.

2. Charles Mudude was an editor at which Seattle newspaper?
(a) The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
(b) The Stranger.
(c) Seattle Weekly.
(d) The Seattle Times.

3. Oluo states that there are how many official definitions of racism?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. When Oluo names her many advantages, she points out that her grade school education had been what?
(a) Safe.
(b) Of high quality.
(c) Uninterrupted by war.
(d) Free.

5. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

6. Oluo became angry when she discovered that a particular hip-hop artist had a concert booked in which Washington city?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Tacoma.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Spokane.

7. Oluo notes in the preface that she hopes the reader uses the book to "deconstruct" (12) what?
(a) White supremacy.
(b) The school-to-prison pipeline.
(c) Patriarchy.
(d) The silence surrounding race.

8. What does Oluo name as the most crucial element in the fight for social justice and equality?
(a) Anger.
(b) Power.
(c) Time.
(d) Communication.

9. When Oluo got pulled over for speeding in 2015, she was given a ticket for driving how many miles per hour over the speed limit?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 8.

10. What is NOT an adjective Oluo uses in the Introduction to describe the process of writing So You Want to Talk About Race?
(a) Painful.
(b) Grueling.
(c) Heart-wrenching.
(d) Eye-opening.

11. In what location does Oluo have a difficult conversation with a male friend in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A cafeteria.
(d) A library.

12. Oluo states that she makes her living by talking about what topic?
(a) Gay rights.
(b) Gender.
(c) Race.
(d) Class.

13. How old was Oluo when she and her mother had their first serious discussion about race?
(a) 41.
(b) 34.
(c) 14.
(d) 22.

14. What determination does Oluo make in the preface about the success of the book So You Want to Talk About Race?
(a) She thinks it was successful.
(b) She thinks it was partially successful.
(c) She thinks it was unsuccessful.
(d) She does not know.

15. What is NOT a trait of her own writing that Oluo mentions as something she gave her readers that many other writers did not offer?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Authenticity.
(d) Utility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?

2. Oluo asserts that "our class system is" (21) all but which of the following?

3. Oluo states that until what level of her school career, she was always the only black student in her class?

4. In what state were Oluo and her younger brother born?

5. Which member of Oluo's family is named Aham?

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