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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. When Oluo was young, her mother made ends meet by taking on a family of how many people as roommates?
2. Which music festival does Oluo mention specifically in her illustration of cultural appropriation?
3. Oluo states that what length of time will likely pass before a white person is able to say the 'n word' without hurting black people by doing so?
4. In what country is the bindi traditionally used for purposes other than a fashion statement?
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. Who was Tamir Rice and why is his story significant?
2. How does Oluo define the school-to-prison pipeline?
3. How does Oluo use the anecdote about the Africa Lounge to illustrate the missed opportunities inherent in the instance of cultural appropriation?
4. What is the symbolism of the Indian headdress being worn at Coachella by a white festival-goer?
5. How does Oluo define a microaggression and what is one example of a microaggression?
6. What is Oluo’s advice regarding white people’s use of the ‘n’ word and how does her advice value compassion over understanding?
7. 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?
8. What does the ramen symbolize within Oluo’s anecdote about a sleepover in Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action?
9. 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?
10. In what ways was Oluo led to believe that there were things wrong with her identity when she was growing up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
In what way does Oluo go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?
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