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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 many people made fun of Oluo's name during the conference for promising students of color?

2. In what type of setting does Oluo begin the chapter entitled What is Cultural Appropriation?

3. How does Oluo characterize the number of African restaurant offerings in the Pacific Northwest?

4. What adjective did Steve Loomis, the police department's union president, use to describe his impression of Tamir Rice's appearance?

5. Oluo asserts that what type of chef must appropriate a culture's food before the food can be sold for high prices?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the real problem with the model minority myth, according to Oluo?

2. What historical context does Oluo consider crucial to any conversation about white people's desires to touch black people's hair?

3. What length of time does Oluo claim will have to pass before white people can utter the ‘n’ word without causing harm to black people?

4. What are a few ways that readers can fight against the model minority myth?

5. What is Oluo’s advice regarding white people’s use of the ‘n’ word and how does her advice value compassion over understanding?

6. How does Oluo use the anecdote about the Africa Lounge to illustrate the missed opportunities inherent in the instance of cultural appropriation?

7. How does Oluo define the school-to-prison pipeline?

8. What question did the division director at Oluo's work ask her at a meeting and how did she react?

9. Who was Tamir Rice and why is his story significant?

10. Name two elements of what Oluo calls “white-centered education” (104).

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

How does Oluo employ the use or rejection of fallacy within So You Want to Talk About Race and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Oluo to prove particular points made within the text?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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