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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: But What if I Hate Al Sharpton? - Chapter 17: Talking is Great but What Else Can I Do?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of Oluo's son's teachers told him that had to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the assembly celebrating which upcoming holiday?
(a) Veterans' Day.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Arbor Day.
(d) Labor Day.

2. Oluo states that which common elements of public education are tailored to white students?
(a) Honors programs.
(b) Schedules.
(c) Standardized tests.
(d) Dress codes.

3. What is the subject of the mural on the wall of the restaurant featured in Chapter 10: What is Cultural Appropriation?
(a) Cannibals.
(b) Jungle plants.
(c) Cavemen.
(d) Diversity.

4. Which ethnicity does Oluo NOT name as one wrapped up in the stereotype of the studious, hardworking Asian?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Vietnamese.

5. In Chapter 1: Is it Really About Race?, Oluo portrays a conversation with a friend who claims that "The problem in American society is not race, it's" (18) what?
(a) Class.
(b) Gender.
(c) Violence.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element does Oluo name as being the most important one shared among her childhood friends?

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

3. Oluo states that it is important to know the definition of "tone policing" (157) because if the readers have been engaging in it, they are behaving in what kind of manner?

4. Oluo claims that in which decade, there was a great deal of unrealistic optimism regarding the future of race relations?

5. Who accused President George W. Bush of not caring about black people in the aftermath of a particular hurricane's devastation?

(see the answer key)

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