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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) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Which element does Oluo name as being the most important one shared among her childhood friends?
(a) Geographical.
(b) Economic.
(c) Racial.
(d) Philosophical.

3. Oluo asserts that one in how many black men will go to prison in his lifetime?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

4. What is NOT an action Oluo mentions doing less of in order to make the microaggressions toward her stop?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Studying.
(c) Eating.
(d) Smiling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ethnicity does Oluo NOT name as one wrapped up in the stereotype of the studious, hardworking Asian?

2. Oluo states in Chapter 14: What is the Model Minority Myth? that many of her neighbors who were poor were also what?

3. Oluo characterizes American society as preferring "its culture cloaked in" (116) what?

4. With what emotion did Oluo's coworkers watch the situation after the division director asked Oluo a question at the meeting?

5. In Oluo's youth, which entity did she blame for microaggressions levied against her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Oluo use the anecdote about the Africa Lounge to illustrate the missed opportunities inherent in the instance of cultural appropriation?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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