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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

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

3. When Oluo's family moved to public housing, their new place was located by which landmark?
(a) A university.
(b) A water park.
(c) A bank.
(d) A state capitol building.

4. Oluo states that one in how many Latinx men will go to prison in their lifetime?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

8. Oluo states that which common elements of public education are tailored to white students?
(a) Schedules.
(b) Standardized tests.
(c) Honors programs.
(d) Dress codes.

9. Oluo asserts that over time, microaggressions do what sort of damage to a victim?
(a) Permanent.
(b) Physical.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Psychic.

10. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot to death by a policeman?
(a) 18.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

11. The division director suggested that Oluo see a documentary film about what subject?
(a) Court.
(b) Hair.
(c) Skin.
(d) Stereotypes.

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

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

14. 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) Memorial Day.
(b) Arbor Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Veterans' Day.

15. During a meeting, the division director at Oluo's work asked her what question about her hair?
(a) Whether she dyed her hair.
(b) Whether she had donated her hair to Locks of Love.
(c) Whether she had recently gotten a haircut.
(d) Whether her hair was real.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element does Oluo name as being the most important one shared among her childhood friends?

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

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

4. When Oluo was young, her mother made ends meet by taking on a family of how many people as roommates?

5. In the anecdote presented at the start of Chapter 13: Why Are Our Students So Angry?, her son expressed which religious affiliation?

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