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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a country Oluo names as one from which her childhood friends' parents had come?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) South Korea.
(c) Guam.
(d) India.

2. The restaurant discussed in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation? is called Africa what?
(a) Lounge.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Safari.
(d) Sunset.

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

4. Oluo states that she and which of her family members attending school with her at the time endured constant microaggressions?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her cousin.

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

6. 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 sword.
(d) A toy grenade.

7. A classmate of Oluo's once told her that if she wore a certain color of lipstick, she would look like a what?
(a) Porcelain doll.
(b) Mannequin.
(c) Alien.
(d) Clown.

8. Oluo claims that in which decade, there was a great deal of unrealistic optimism regarding the future of race relations?
(a) The 2000s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1990s.

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

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

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

12. What food did Oluo often buy to ease her childhood hunger?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Chips.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Ramen.

13. Chapter 13: Why Are Our Students So Angry? begins with a story about Oluo's son who was how old at the time?
(a) 4.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many items does Oluo include within her bulleted list of some main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline?

2. The best friend of a particular member of Oluo's family owned what type of African restaurant?

3. What habit did Oluo develop as a result of white people telling her that her hair is "poufy" (128)?

4. Oluo states that one in how many Latinx men will go to prison in their lifetime?

5. Which comedian and actor was known as America's dad due to his role as Cliff Huxtable on television?

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