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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oluo found out much later in life that many of her childhood friends had been either Asian Americans or what?
(a) Pacific Islanders.
(b) Trans.
(c) Latinx.
(d) White.

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

3. Oluo recalls finding out later in life that many of her childhood friends' parents had fled from countries affected by what?
(a) Drought.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Famine.
(d) War.

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

5. The chairs at the restaurant discussed in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation? have what pattern?
(a) Paisley.
(b) Cheetah.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Houndstooth.

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

7. 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 her hair was real.
(c) Whether she had donated her hair to Locks of Love.
(d) Whether she had recently gotten a haircut.

8. In Oluo's youth, which entity did she blame for microaggressions levied against her?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her teachers.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) The government.

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

10. Oluo recalls that when she had a childhood friend over to stay the night, they would often scrounge up how many dollars to buy dinner?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

14. Oluo characterizes American society as preferring "its culture cloaked in" (116) what?
(a) Secrecy.
(b) Whiteness.
(c) History.
(d) Delusion.

15. What is the subject of the mural on the wall of the restaurant featured in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation?
(a) Jungle plants.
(b) Cavemen.
(c) Cannibals.
(d) Diversity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an action Oluo mentions doing less of in order to make the microaggressions toward her stop?

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

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?

4. How many months of the school year did Sagan attend before he was expelled?

5. In what year was Tamir Rice fatally shot by a policeman?

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