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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. During a meeting, the division director at Oluo's work asked her what question about her hair?

2. The best friend of a particular member of Oluo's family owned what type of African restaurant?

3. Oluo recalls that when she had a childhood friend over to stay the night, they would often scrounge up how many dollars to buy dinner?

4. Oluo states that at the time of the incident with the division director, she was working in what city?

5. The chairs at the restaurant discussed in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation? have what pattern?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Sagan and for what purpose does Oluo introduce his story?

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

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

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

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. Name three main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline.

10. What is the goal of affirmative action?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Oluo’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the text of So You Want to Talk About Race.

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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