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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. What adjective does Oluo use in the final sentence of the Introduction when she discusses being "a part of this conversation" (17)?
2. Statisticians predict that out of every three black men born in the current era, how many will be incarcerated by the time they reach adulthood?
3. Oluo states that it is futile to keep running from racism, since it has infiltrated all but which one of the following locations?
4. What event is statistically more likely to happen to a black high school student than a white student, according to Oluo?
5. Which member of Oluo's family is named Aham?
Short Essay Questions
1. About what topic did Oluo send a Tweet that later required her to launch a troll-blocking program on her phone?
2. 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?
3. What is the ultimate goal in relation to solving the police brutality problem, according to Oluo?
4. How many rules does Oluo outline for how to determine if a particular issue is really about race and what are they?
5. In what way does Oluo depict the theme of collectivism within the introduction to her book So You Want to Talk About Race?
6. What are the two different definitions of racism, according to Oluo?
7. 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?
8. In Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation during which her friend makes what claim about class?
9. Why is the concept of intersectionality so crucial to the success of strategies designed to combat social injustice?
10. What were the contents of the meme sent by Oluo's coworker that upset her and sparked an online altercation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of So You Want to Talk About Race.
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
Discuss Oluo’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the text of So You Want to Talk About Race.
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