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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color?
(a) Freshman.
(b) Senior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

2. One of Oluo's son's teachers told him that had to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the assembly celebrating which upcoming holiday?
(a) Arbor Day.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Veterans' Day.

3. Oluo opens Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action? by discussing what it was like to live in a poor household at what age?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 13.

4. The best friend of which person owned a particular type of African restaurant when Oluo was young?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

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

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

7. What toy resembling a weapon was Tamir Rice holding in his hand when he was fatally shot by a policeman?
(a) A toy gun.
(b) A toy crossbow.
(c) A toy grenade.
(d) A toy sword.

8. The students in Oluo's son's class were required to lead the Pledge of Allegiance how many days per month?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

9. What superlative does Oluo use to describe the way in which cultural appropriation functions as a topic of discussion?
(a) Ugliest.
(b) Fastest.
(c) Subtlest.
(d) Trickiest.

10. How many people made fun of Oluo's name during the conference for promising students of color?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

11. Oluo's definition of a microaggression mentions "daily insults and" (130) what?
(a) Indignities.
(b) Slights.
(c) Annoyances.
(d) Celebrations.

12. 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) Five decades.
(b) An eternity.
(c) A century.
(d) Past our lifetimes.

13. 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) Housing.
(b) Arts instruction.
(c) Foster care.
(d) Education.

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

15. For how many days did the conference for promising students of color last?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which party involved in the exchange of microaggressions often does not recognize her own role?

2. A classmate of Oluo's once told her that if she wore a certain color of lipstick, she would look like a what?

3. Oluo asserts that what type of chef must appropriate a culture's food before the food can be sold for high prices?

4. How many actions does Oluo name when she provides a bulleted list for people accused of committing microaggressions?

5. Oluo recalls being told by white classmates that at least black men liked what quality she possessed?

(see the answer keys)

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