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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. How old was Oluo when she joined a social media group for Seattleite people of color?

2. Which hip-hop artist's booking of a concert near Oluo's place of residence made her angry?

3. How many lines of traffic did the policeman cross in order to pull Oluo over in 2015?

4. Oluo asserts that "our class system is" (21) all but which of the following?

5. In the context of social justice, which term means "an advantage or set of advantages you have that others do not" (53)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of the two definitions of racism does Oluo subscribe to for the purposes of the book and why?

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. Name three statistics Oluo uses to highlight the problem of police brutality against black people.

4. How does Oluo define the idea of intersectionality?

5. Why is the concept of intersectionality so crucial to the success of strategies designed to combat social injustice?

6. Discuss the significance of an instance when Oluo uses a literary device to depict racism.

7. What is implicit bias?

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

9. How many rules does Oluo outline for how to determine if a particular issue is really about race and what are they?

10. In what way does the theme of hypocrisy arise within Chapter 4: Why Am I Always Being Told to Check My Privilege?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Oluo use the location of Seattle to exemplify many of her points throughout the text and what effect does Oluo hope her descriptions will have upon the reader?

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 choice to present the text of So You Want to Talk About Race using the first person point-of-view. What elements of the book's themes and Uluo’s voice lend themselves to this choice and what are Oluo’s intended effects on the reader?

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