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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oluo recalls wanting to spend time with friends she felt comfortable accompanying to what location?
(a) School.
(b) The food bank.
(c) The landfill.
(d) The grocery store.

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

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

4. When Oluo was young, her mother made ends meet by taking on a family of how many people as roommates?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

6. What is NOT a term deemed by Oluo to be a problematic piece of language in regards to race?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Uppity.
(c) Thug.
(d) Hip-hop.

7. In the anecdote presented at the start of Chapter 13: Why Are Our Students So Angry?, her son expressed which religious affiliation?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Agnosticism.
(d) Judaism.

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

9. Which element does Oluo name as being the most important one shared among her childhood friends?
(a) Economic.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Geographical.
(d) Racial.

10. What item does Oluo deem unacceptable for white people to wear at music festivals?
(a) An Indian headdress.
(b) A sari.
(c) Filas.
(d) A fur coat.

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

12. How old was Oluo the first time she was called the 'n word'?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

13. How does Oluo characterize the number of African restaurant offerings in the Pacific Northwest?
(a) Above average.
(b) Inundated.
(c) Scant.
(d) Average.

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

15. In what grade was Sagan when he was expelled from school?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Kindergarten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Oluo's youth, which entity did she blame for microaggressions levied against her?

2. Oluo's definition of a microaggression mentions "daily insults and" (130) what?

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

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

5. Oluo states in Chapter 14: What is the Model Minority Myth? that many of her neighbors who were poor were also what?

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