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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. When Oluo's family moved to public housing, their new place was located by which landmark?
(a) A bank.
(b) A university.
(c) A water park.
(d) A state capitol building.

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

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

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

5. How many ideas does Oluo include in her bulleted list for actions people can take when they are attacked with a microaggression?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many items does Oluo include within her bulleted list of some main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline?

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

3. Which music festival does Oluo mention specifically in her illustration of cultural appropriation?

4. During a meeting, the division director at Oluo's work asked her what question about her hair?

5. What is NOT a term deemed by Oluo to be a problematic piece of language in regards to race?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. In what year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color and how does she characterize the experience?

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

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

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

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

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

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