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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action? - Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oluo provides a statistic stating that black drivers are what percentage more likely to get stopped by the police than white drivers?
(a) 46.
(b) 23.
(c) 18.
(d) 36.

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

3. What was the weather like on the day Oluo had a picnic in the park with the group she met on social media?
(a) Windy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Snowy.

4. What metaphorical element does Oluo use within the Introduction to characterize racism?
(a) A monster.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A hurricane.

5. Oluo characterizes American society as preferring "its culture cloaked in" (116) what?
(a) Secrecy.
(b) Whiteness.
(c) Delusion.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an element Oluo detected within people's questions about how the book was faring just after its publication?

2. How many of Oluo's brothers did she have with her in the car when she got pulled over for speeding in 2015?

3. What is NOT a term Oluo uses to describe her mother?

4. Statisticians predict that out of every three black men born in the current era, how many will be incarcerated by the time they reach adulthood?

5. What location does Oluo name as "a very lonely place" for her for a "very long time" (49)?

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