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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. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?
(a) Community.
(b) Mosaic.
(c) Conglomeration.
(d) Melting-pot.

2. What does Oluo name as the most crucial element in the fight for social justice and equality?
(a) Time.
(b) Communication.
(c) Anger.
(d) Power.

3. In Chapter 2: What is Racism?, Oluo discusses a coworker who posted a meme suggesting that recipients of welfare be forced to take what action before receiving benefits?
(a) Prove that they are looking for employment.
(b) Prove their sobriety by passing a drug test.
(c) Prove that they have been sterilized.
(d) Prove that they are United States citizens.

4. What determination does Oluo make in the preface about the success of the book So You Want to Talk About Race?
(a) She thinks it was successful.
(b) She thinks it was unsuccessful.
(c) She does not know.
(d) She thinks it was partially successful.

5. Oluo states that it is futile to keep running from racism, since it has infiltrated all but which one of the following locations?
(a) Our space program.
(b) Our governments.
(c) Our workplaces.
(d) Our homes.

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 In the preface, Oluo thanks readers for alerting her to the fact that the first edition of the book used outdated and inconsistent language in discussion of which cultures?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. On what platform did Oluo find the social media group that she eventually joined in the Seattle area?

3. What is NOT an element Oluo detected within people's questions about how the book was faring just after its publication?

4. Oluo provides a statistic stating that black drivers are what percentage more likely to get stopped by the police than white drivers?

5. Black people have a 3.5-4 times higher probability of having what fate befall them at the hands of police than their white counterparts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oluo define the idea of intersectionality?

2. To what mistakes does Oluo admit when she discusses the contents of the book's first edition?

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

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

5. What is implicit bias?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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