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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. For how many days did the conference for promising students of color last?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

2. The implementation of what policy in schools is said to be one of the main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline?
(a) Dress code.
(b) In-school suspension.
(c) Zero-tolerance.
(d) Attendance.

3. In which year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Junior.
(d) Sophomore.

4. Oluo states that what length of time will likely pass before a white person is able to say the 'n word' without hurting black people by doing so?
(a) An eternity.
(b) Five decades.
(c) A century.
(d) Past our lifetimes.

5. What item does Oluo deem unacceptable for white people to wear at music festivals?
(a) Filas.
(b) A fur coat.
(c) An Indian headdress.
(d) A sari.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of setting does Oluo begin the chapter entitled What is Cultural Appropriation?

2. Oluo opens Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action? by discussing what it was like to live in a poor household at what age?

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

4. Oluo states that which common elements of public education are tailored to white students?

5. Oluo states that she and which of her family members attending school with her at the time endured constant microaggressions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point does Oluo make about the negative effects of the optimism in the 1980s regarding race relations?

2. What is Oluo's ultimate determination about whether it is alright to ask a black person if they are okay with their hair being touched?

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

4. Name two elements of what Oluo calls “white-centered education” (104).

5. Name three main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline.

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

7. How does Oluo define a microaggression and what is one example of a microaggression?

8. What length of time does Oluo claim will have to pass before white people can utter the ‘n’ word without causing harm to black people?

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

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

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