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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 insists near the end of Chapter 8: What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline that people must request truly diverse and inclusive what for all children in their communities?

2. Oluo states that which common elements of public education are tailored to white students?

3. Which element does Oluo name as being the most important one shared among her childhood friends?

4. What superlative does Oluo use to describe the way in which cultural appropriation functions as a topic of discussion?

5. What is the subject of the mural on the wall of the restaurant featured in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the ramen symbolize within Oluo’s anecdote about a sleepover in Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action?

2. What was the number one quality in a friend that meant the most to Oluo during her childhood and why?

3. What is Oluo's ultimate determination about whether it is alright to ask a black person if they are okay with their hair being touched?

4. What strategy did Oluo’s mother use to make ends meet before applying for public housing and what happened to render that strategy ineffective?

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

6. What is the symbolism of the Indian headdress being worn at Coachella by a white festival-goer?

7. What point does Oluo make about the negative effects of the optimism in the 1980s regarding race relations?

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

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

10. In what year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color and how does she characterize the experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Oluo’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

Essay Topic 3

What message does Oluo send within the pages of So You Want to Talk About Race concerning the link between privilege and the ability to change the world for the better?

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