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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) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

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) Cannibals.
(c) Cavemen.
(d) Jungle plants.

3. Oluo states that she and which of her family members attending school with her at the time endured constant microaggressions?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her niece.
(d) Her cousin.

4. Oluo recalls finding out later in life that many of her childhood friends' parents had fled from countries affected by what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Famine.
(c) War.
(d) Drought.

5. Oluo states that at the time of the incident with the division director, she was working in what city?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Houston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The best friend of which person owned a particular type of African restaurant when Oluo was young?

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

5. A classmate of Oluo's once told her that if she wore a certain color of lipstick, she would look like a what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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