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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1: Is it Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation with a friend who claims that "The problem in American society is not race, it's" (18) what?
(a) Class.
(b) Sex.
(c) Gender.
(d) Violence.

2. In what state were Oluo and her younger brother born?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) New Jersey.

3. How old was Oluo when she joined a social media group for Seattleite people of color?
(a) In her early 20s.
(b) In her late 20s.
(c) In her early 30s.
(d) In her late 40s.

4. Oluo provides a statistic stating that black drivers are what percentage more likely to get stopped by the police than white drivers?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 36.
(d) 46.

5. Oluo insists at the end of Chapter 3: What If I Talk About Race Wrong? that it is crucial that in the fight for social justice, we disregard our what?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Ennui.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the preface, Oluo thanks readers for alerting her to the fact that the first edition of the book used outdated and inconsistent language in discussion of which cultures?

2. How many lines of traffic did the policeman cross in order to pull Oluo over in 2015?

3. Oluo asserts that "our class system is" (21) all but which of the following?

4. On what platform did Oluo find the social media group that she eventually joined in the Seattle area?

5. What does Oluo name as the most crucial element in the fight for social justice and equality?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oluo refute her friend's claims in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race? when he presents his ideas about focusing on fixing issues of class inequity, rather than race-related inequity?

2. What positive aspects of her mother's views about race does Oluo point out and why?

3. For what actions does Oluo thank the reader at the end of the preface?

4. How does Oluo portray her mother's views about race as negative?

5. Which of the two definitions of racism does Oluo subscribe to for the purposes of the book and why?

6. Why was it particularly important for Oluo to quickly run a program on her phone when she saw trolls inflicting a barrage of negative comments on her on Twitter?

7. In what way does the theme of hypocrisy arise within Chapter 4: Why Am I Always Being Told to Check My Privilege?

8. In Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation during which her friend makes what claim about class?

9. What is implicit bias?

10. What was Ijeoma Oluo's main goal for the text of So You Want to Talk About Race?

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