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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. With what emotion did Oluo's coworkers watch the situation after the division director asked Oluo a question at the meeting?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Horror.

2. In what city was Ijeoma Oluo working when the division director asked a question about her hair?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

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

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

5. Which comedian and actor was known as America's dad due to his role as Cliff Huxtable on television?
(a) Martin Lawrence.
(b) Bill Cosby.
(c) Eddie Murphy.
(d) Chris Rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective did Steve Loomis, the police department's union president, use to describe his impression of Tamir Rice's appearance?

2. What habit did Oluo develop as a result of white people telling her that her hair is "poufy" (128)?

3. What is NOT a country Oluo names as one from which her childhood friends' parents had come?

4. How many ideas does Oluo include in her bulleted list for actions people can take when they are attacked with a microaggression?

5. The restaurant discussed in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation? is called Africa what?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what two reasons did Oluo’s eight-year-old son wish to refrain from saying the Pledge of Allegiance aloud in school every day?

2. In what ways was Oluo led to believe that there were things wrong with her identity when she was growing up?

3. What are a few ways that readers can fight against the model minority myth?

4. What strategy did Oluo’s mother use to make ends meet before applying for public housing and what happened to render that strategy ineffective?

5. How does Oluo define the school-to-prison pipeline?

6. What is the symbolism of the Indian headdress being worn at Coachella by a white festival-goer?

7. What is the real problem with the model minority myth, according to Oluo?

8. What question did the division director at Oluo's work ask her at a meeting and how did she react?

9. Who is Sagan and for what purpose does Oluo introduce his story?

10. Who was Tamir Rice and why is his story significant?

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