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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Oluo states that if she had a male child, he would have what projected chance of ending up in jail, according to recent estimates?
2. How many rules does Oluo name when she provides a litmus test for whether an issue is about race or not?
3. In the context of social justice, which term means "an advantage or set of advantages you have that others do not" (53)?
4. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?
5. A study by the CPE found that "blacks were almost" how many "times more likely to be subject to force from police" (73) than were their white counterparts?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the theme of hypocrisy arise within Chapter 4: Why Am I Always Being Told to Check My Privilege?
2. What is the ultimate goal in relation to solving the police brutality problem, according to Oluo?
3. Why was it particularly important for Oluo to quickly run a program on her phone when she saw trolls inflicting a barrage of negative comments on her on Twitter?
4. What suggestions does Oluo's friend make for how to improve the lives of those in the lower classes in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?
5. What action did Oluo take in her early thirties that put an end to the loneliness she had been experiencing for decades in the greater Seattle area?
6. To what mistakes does Oluo admit when she discusses the contents of the book's first edition?
7. How many rules does Oluo outline for how to determine if a particular issue is really about race and what are they?
8. What is implicit bias?
9. Which of the two definitions of racism does Oluo subscribe to for the purposes of the book and why?
10. How does Oluo refute her friend's claims in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race? when he presents his ideas about focusing on fixing issues of class inequity, rather than race-related inequity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Oluo’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?
Essay Topic 2
How does Oluo use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Oluo send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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