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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 it is futile to keep running from racism, since it has infiltrated all but which one of the following locations?

2. What was the weather like on the day Oluo had a picnic in the park with the group she met on social media?

3. Oluo notes in the preface that she hopes the reader uses the book to "deconstruct" (12) what?

4. Which sporting event does Oluo use as a metaphor for the racism she and her brother encountered in their youth?

5. How old was Oluo when she and her mother had their first serious discussion about race?

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 significant event in Oluo's life did not happen until she was 34 years old?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation during which her friend makes what claim about class?

6. What is implicit bias?

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. How does Oluo portray her mother's views about race as negative?

9. To what mistakes does Oluo admit when she discusses the contents of the book's first edition?

10. In what way does Oluo depict the theme of collectivism within the introduction to her book So You Want to Talk About Race?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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