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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 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?

2. How many actions does Oluo name when she provides a bulleted list for people accused of committing microaggressions?

3. Oluo states that she and which of her family members attending school with her at the time endured constant microaggressions?

4. How old was Oluo the first time she was called the 'n word'?

5. What is NOT a country Oluo names as one from which her childhood friends' parents had come?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what two reasons did Oluo’s eight-year-old son wish to refrain from saying the Pledge of Allegiance aloud in school every day?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

How does Oluo use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

What ultimate message is Oluo sending about the purpose and value of continually examining the origins of one’s own thought patterns and behaviors?

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