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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. In what location does Oluo have a difficult conversation with a male friend in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?
2. What platform did Oluo use to denounce a particular city's choice to host a concert by a particular hip-hop artist?
3. According to Oluo in Chapter 1: Is it Really About Racism?, the system of racism has been intertwined with what system since the beginning of the United States of America?
4. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?
5. What does Oluo name as the indicator she knew she would use to measure the success of her book So You Want to Talk About Race?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the contents of the meme sent by Oluo's coworker that upset her and sparked an online altercation?
2. 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?
3. To what mistakes does Oluo admit when she discusses the contents of the book's first edition?
4. How does Oluo portray her mother's views about race as negative?
5. What positive aspects of her mother's views about race does Oluo point out and why?
6. How many rules does Oluo outline for how to determine if a particular issue is really about race and what are they?
7. About what topic did Oluo send a Tweet that later required her to launch a troll-blocking program on her phone?
8. In Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation during which her friend makes what claim about class?
9. 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?
10. Discuss the significance of an instance when Oluo uses a literary device to depict racism.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of fear treated within So You Want to Talk About Race and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?
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
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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