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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. 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?
2. What term does Oluo use when she describes the America many people were misled to believe was in existence?
3. In the preface, Oluo thanks readers for alerting her to the fact that the first edition of the book used outdated and inconsistent language in discussion of which cultures?
4. What event is statistically more likely to happen to a black high school student than a white student, according to Oluo?
5. What is NOT an adjective Oluo uses in the Introduction to describe the process of writing So You Want to Talk About Race?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Ijeoma Oluo's main goal for the text of So You Want to Talk About Race?
2. In what way does the theme of hypocrisy arise within Chapter 4: Why Am I Always Being Told to Check My Privilege?
3. What were the contents of the meme sent by Oluo's coworker that upset her and sparked an online altercation?
4. Name three statistics Oluo uses to highlight the problem of police brutality against black people.
5. 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?
6. Why is the concept of intersectionality so crucial to the success of strategies designed to combat social injustice?
7. What is the ultimate goal in relation to solving the police brutality problem, according to Oluo?
8. To what mistakes does Oluo admit when she discusses the contents of the book's first edition?
9. What significant event in Oluo's life did not happen until she was 34 years old?
10. What positive aspects of her mother's views about race does Oluo point out and why?
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
Determine Oluo’s message within the book So You Want to Talk About Race regarding the role that intersectionality must play in any plan designed to redress any one form of oppression within society.
Essay Topic 3
What is Oluo's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does Oluo get this message across to the reader?
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