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

2. How does Oluo characterize the number of African restaurant offerings in the Pacific Northwest?

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

4. What is NOT a term deemed by Oluo to be a problematic piece of language in regards to race?

5. When Oluo was young, her mother made ends meet by taking on a family of how many people as roommates?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Oluo’s advice regarding white people’s use of the ‘n’ word and how does her advice value compassion over understanding?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How does Oluo employ the use or rejection of fallacy within So You Want to Talk About Race and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Oluo to prove particular points made within the text?

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