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

2. What habit did Oluo develop as a result of white people telling her that her hair is "poufy" (128)?
(a) She pulled her hair out.
(b) She constantly patted her head.
(c) She wore hats.
(d) She twirled her hair.

3. What is NOT a term deemed by Oluo to be a problematic piece of language in regards to race?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Hip-hop.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Thug.

4. How old was Tamir Rice when he was shot to death by a policeman?
(a) 18.
(b) 6.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. How many months of the school year did Sagan attend before he was expelled?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Oluo's definition of a microaggression mentions "daily insults and" (130) what?

3. How does Oluo characterize the number of African restaurant offerings in the Pacific Northwest?

4. The students in Oluo's son's class were required to lead the Pledge of Allegiance how many days per month?

5. What food did Oluo often buy to ease her childhood hunger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What was the number one quality in a friend that meant the most to Oluo during her childhood and why?

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

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

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

7. What historical context does Oluo consider crucial to any conversation about white people's desires to touch black people's hair?

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

10. What action does Oluo consider crucial in the fight to provide students of color with educations comparable to those of their white peers?

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