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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 recalls wanting to spend time with friends she felt comfortable accompanying to what location?
2. Oluo warns the reader to be careful not to confuse the meanings of the word appropriation and which other word?
3. Chapter 13: Why Are Our Students So Angry? begins with a story about Oluo's son who was how old at the time?
4. Which music festival does Oluo mention specifically in her illustration of cultural appropriation?
5. Oluo's definition of a microaggression mentions "daily insults and" (130) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the goal of affirmative action?
2. What historical context does Oluo consider crucial to any conversation about white people's desires to touch black people's hair?
3. What is the symbolism of the Indian headdress being worn at Coachella by a white festival-goer?
4. 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?
5. How does Oluo use the anecdote about the Africa Lounge to illustrate the missed opportunities inherent in the instance of cultural appropriation?
6. What question did the division director at Oluo's work ask her at a meeting and how did she react?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. In what year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color and how does she characterize the experience?
10. What action does Oluo consider crucial in the fight to provide students of color with educations comparable to those of their white peers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in So You Want to Talk About Race? Examine Oluo's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Oluo goes about connecting personal experience with the arguments put forth within So You Want to Talk About Race. How does Oluo accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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