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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. To what sort of location did Oluo go with a friend the day after her online altercation with a coworker?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A classroom.
(d) A park.

2. "The beliefs that sit in the back of your brain and inform your actions without your implicit knowledge is called what?
(a) Implicit bias.
(b) Implicit deficit.
(c) Implicit ideology.
(d) Implicit tendency.

3. Oluo states that she makes her living by talking about what topic?
(a) Gender.
(b) Gay rights.
(c) Class.
(d) Race.

4. What location does Oluo name as "a very lonely place" for her for a "very long time" (49)?
(a) Salt Lake City.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Texas.

5. How many lines of traffic did the policeman cross in order to pull Oluo over in 2015?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Oluo use in the final sentence of the Introduction when she discusses being "a part of this conversation" (17)?

2. What is NOT a trait of her own writing that Oluo mentions as something she gave her readers that many other writers did not offer?

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

4. How many rules does Oluo name when she provides a litmus test for whether an issue is about race or not?

5. Oluo states that her mother's "optimism and starry-eyed love" (39) came from what source?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

7. What suggestions does Oluo's friend make for how to improve the lives of those in the lower classes in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?

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

9. 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?

10. Why is the concept of intersectionality so crucial to the success of strategies designed to combat social injustice?

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