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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 what month of 2015 was Oluo pulled over by the police for speeding?
(a) September.
(b) Feburary.
(c) July.
(d) December.

2. The final paragraph of the Introduction is written from which narrative perspective?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

3. What is NOT an element Oluo's friend mentions in the list of ways he would help the lower classes?
(a) Raising the minimum wage.
(b) Strengthening unions.
(c) Cutting rates of food insecurity.
(d) Encouraging job training.

4. In what location does Oluo have a difficult conversation with a male friend in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A cafeteria.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A library.

5. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location does Oluo name as "a very lonely place" for her for a "very long time" (49)?

2. How old was Oluo when she joined a social media group for Seattleite people of color?

3. Statisticians predict that out of every three black men born in the current era, how many will be incarcerated by the time they reach adulthood?

4. When Oluo got pulled over for speeding in 2015, she was given a ticket for driving how many miles per hour over the speed limit?

5. What metaphorical element does Oluo use within the Introduction to characterize racism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is implicit bias?

3. 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?

4. About what topic did Oluo send a Tweet that later required her to launch a troll-blocking program on her phone?

5. What significant event in Oluo's life did not happen until she was 34 years old?

6. Discuss the significance of an instance when Oluo uses a literary device to depict racism.

7. What is the ultimate goal in relation to solving the police brutality problem, according to Oluo?

8. In what way does Oluo depict the theme of collectivism within the introduction to her book So You Want to Talk About Race?

9. Name three statistics Oluo uses to highlight the problem of police brutality against black people.

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

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