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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. Charles Mudude was an editor at which Seattle newspaper?
2. What is NOT a trait of her own writing that Oluo mentions as something she gave her readers that many other writers did not offer?
3. When Oluo names her many advantages, she points out that her grade school education had been what?
4. Black people have a 3.5-4 times higher probability of having what fate befall them at the hands of police than their white counterparts?
5. What element does Oluo name as the only tool people of color often have when they are faced with police brutality?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the ultimate goal in relation to solving the police brutality problem, according to Oluo?
2. What was Ijeoma Oluo's main goal for the text of So You Want to Talk About Race?
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 are the two different definitions of racism, according to Oluo?
5. About what topic did Oluo send a Tweet that later required her to launch a troll-blocking program on her phone?
6. To what mistakes does Oluo admit when she discusses the contents of the book's first edition?
7. How does Oluo define the idea of intersectionality?
8. Name three statistics Oluo uses to highlight the problem of police brutality against black people.
9. What were the contents of the meme sent by Oluo's coworker that upset her and sparked an online altercation?
10. Which of the two definitions of racism does Oluo subscribe to for the purposes of the book and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Oluo's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of So You Want to Talk About Race. What purpose did Oluo have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of So You Want to Talk About Race.
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Oluo utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within So You Want to Talk About Race and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.
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