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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Why Can't I Touch Your Hair? - Chapter 14: What is the Model Minority Myth?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oluo states in Chapter 14: What is the Model Minority Myth? that many of her neighbors who were poor were also what?
(a) In foster care.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Children of color.
(d) Being physically abused.

2. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. How does Oluo characterize the number of African restaurant offerings in the Pacific Northwest?
(a) Average.
(b) Inundated.
(c) Above average.
(d) Scant.

4. What is NOT a term deemed by Oluo to be a problematic piece of language in regards to race?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Thug.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Hip-hop.

5. In what city was Tamir Rice shot by a policeman while holding a particular toy in the park?
(a) Salt Lake City.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Daytona.
(d) Sacramento.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aspect of Oluo's first serious conversation about race with her mother made her happy they had talked?

2. How does Oluo describe her mother's identity?

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

4. A study by the CPE found that "blacks were almost" how many "times more likely to be subject to force from police" (73) than were their white counterparts?

5. Which sporting event does Oluo use as a metaphor for the racism she and her brother encountered in their youth?

(see the answer key)

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