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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the preface, Oluo thanks readers for alerting her to the fact that the first edition of the book used outdated and inconsistent language in discussion of which cultures?
(a) East Indian cultures.
(b) Asian cultures.
(c) Latinx cultures.
(d) Indigenous cultures.

2. On what platform did Oluo find the social media group that she eventually joined in the Seattle area?
(a) MySpace.
(b) Facebook.
(c) SnapChat.
(d) Instagram.

3. Which member of Oluo's family is named Aham?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

4. In Chapter 2: What is Racism?, Oluo discusses a coworker who posted a meme suggesting that recipients of welfare be forced to take what action before receiving benefits?
(a) Prove that they are looking for employment.
(b) Prove that they have been sterilized.
(c) Prove their sobriety by passing a drug test.
(d) Prove that they are United States citizens.

5. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?
(a) Community.
(b) Melting-pot.
(c) Conglomeration.
(d) Mosaic.

6. Oluo states that racism was used to justify the enslavement of which people?
(a) Asian people.
(b) Indigenous people.
(c) Nomadic people.
(d) Black people.

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

8. Oluo states that if she had a male child, he would have what projected chance of ending up in jail, according to recent estimates?
(a) 1 in 3.
(b) 1 in 5.
(c) 3 in 10.
(d) 1 in 10.

9. What platform did Oluo use to post a message online just before the police officer approached her window in 2015?
(a) Facebook.
(b) TikTok.
(c) Twitter.
(d) YouTube.

10. Oluo states that until what level of her school career, she was always the only black student in her class?
(a) Middle school.
(b) High school.
(c) College.
(d) Junior high.

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

12. 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) Utility.
(b) Authenticity.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Honesty.

13. In Chapter 1: Is it Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation with a friend who claims that "The problem in American society is not race, it's" (18) what?
(a) Sex.
(b) Violence.
(c) Gender.
(d) Class.

14. To what sort of location did Oluo go with a friend the day after her online altercation with a coworker?
(a) A classroom.
(b) A park.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A bookstore.

15. Oluo states that it is futile to keep running from racism, since it has infiltrated all but which one of the following locations?
(a) Our space program.
(b) Our governments.
(c) Our workplaces.
(d) Our homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Statisticians predict that out of every three black men born in the current era, how many will be incarcerated by the time they reach adulthood?

2. Oluo insists at the end of Chapter 3: What If I Talk About Race Wrong? that it is crucial that in the fight for social justice, we disregard our what?

3. When Oluo names her many advantages, she points out that her grade school education had been what?

4. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?

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

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