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

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

3. How many actions does Oluo name when she provides a bulleted list for people accused of committing microaggressions?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. Chapter 13: Why Are Our Students So Angry? begins with a story about Oluo's son who was how old at the time?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

5. The chairs at the restaurant discussed in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation? have what pattern?
(a) Cheetah.
(b) Paisley.
(c) Houndstooth.
(d) Zebra.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Oluo was young, her mother made ends meet by taking on a family of how many people as roommates?

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

4. Oluo states that one in how many Latinx men will go to prison in their lifetime?

5. When Oluo's family moved to public housing, their new place was located by which landmark?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What is Oluo’s advice regarding white people’s use of the ‘n’ word and how does her advice value compassion over understanding?

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

9. What does the ramen symbolize within Oluo’s anecdote about a sleepover in Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action?

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

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