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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ethnicity does Oluo NOT name as one wrapped up in the stereotype of the studious, hardworking Asian?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Chinese.

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

3. What color lipstick did a classmate of Oluo's once tell her never to wear?
(a) Pink.
(b) Purple.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

4. Oluo recalls being told by white classmates that at least black men liked what quality she possessed?
(a) She was fat.
(b) She was muscular.
(c) She was mature.
(d) She was tall.

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

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

7. Which comedian and actor was known as America's dad due to his role as Cliff Huxtable on television?
(a) Bill Cosby.
(b) Eddie Murphy.
(c) Martin Lawrence.
(d) Chris Rock.

8. Oluo states that "at its core," cultural appropriation is "about ownership of one's" (114) what?
(a) Ancestry.
(b) Culture.
(c) Identity.
(d) Mistakes.

9. Oluo urges the reader in Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline to "challenge the legitimacy" of which "white-centered" (104) institution?
(a) Political discourse.
(b) Education.
(c) Career preparation.
(d) Family planning.

10. In what city was Tamir Rice shot by a policeman while holding a particular toy in the park?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Salt Lake City.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Daytona.

11. Oluo states that what length of time will likely pass before a white person is able to say the 'n word' without hurting black people by doing so?
(a) An eternity.
(b) Five decades.
(c) A century.
(d) Past our lifetimes.

12. In what type of setting does Oluo begin the chapter entitled What is Cultural Appropriation?
(a) A library.
(b) A carnival.
(c) An airport.
(d) A bank.

13. Oluo warns the reader to be careful not to confuse the meanings of the word appropriation and which other word?
(a) Appellate.
(b) Appreciation.
(c) Apoplectic.
(d) Apprehension.

14. How many items does Oluo include within her bulleted list of some main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

15. In what city was Ijeoma Oluo working when the division director asked a question about her hair?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 13: Why Are Our Students So Angry? begins with a story about Oluo's son who was how old at the time?

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

3. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot to death by a policeman?

4. How old was Oluo the first time she was called the 'n word'?

5. Oluo characterizes American society as preferring "its culture cloaked in" (116) what?

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