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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. The students in Oluo's son's class were required to lead the Pledge of Allegiance how many days per month?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

4. Oluo opens Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action? by discussing what it was like to live in a poor household at what age?
(a) 4.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element does Oluo name as being the most important one shared among her childhood friends?

2. Oluo claims that in which decade, there was a great deal of unrealistic optimism regarding the future of race relations?

3. In Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline?, Oluo discusses being contacted by Sagan's mother, who has which first name?

4. In what city was Ijeoma Oluo working when the division director asked a question about her hair?

5. In which year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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