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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 from the beginning, she hoped that the book So You Want to Talk About Race would create real what?
2. Charles Mudude was an editor at which Seattle newspaper?
3. How does Oluo describe her mother's identity?
4. When Oluo got pulled over for speeding in 2015, she was given a ticket for driving how many miles per hour over the speed limit?
5. Oluo states that people of color "want white people to join them in demanding their right to be able to trust the" what "like white people do" (80)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What positive aspects of her mother's views about race does Oluo point out and why?
2. How does Oluo portray her mother's views about race as negative?
3. Discuss the significance of an instance when Oluo uses a literary device to depict racism.
4. Name three statistics Oluo uses to highlight the problem of police brutality against black people.
5. About what topic did Oluo send a Tweet that later required her to launch a troll-blocking program on her phone?
6. What is the ultimate goal in relation to solving the police brutality problem, according to Oluo?
7. 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?
8. How many rules does Oluo outline for how to determine if a particular issue is really about race and what are they?
9. In Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation during which her friend makes what claim about class?
10. What are the two different definitions of racism, according to Oluo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What ultimate message is Oluo sending about the purpose and value of continually examining the origins of one’s own thought patterns and behaviors?
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Oluo goes about connecting personal experience with the arguments put forth within So You Want to Talk About Race. How does Oluo accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Oluo send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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