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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 2: What is Racism?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oluo notes in the preface that she hopes the reader uses the book to "deconstruct" (12) what?
(a) The silence surrounding race.
(b) The school-to-prison pipeline.
(c) White supremacy.
(d) Patriarchy.

2. What kind of loan does Oluo name as a type provided to black people more often than white people?
(a) A title loan.
(b) A high-interest loan.
(c) A home loan.
(d) A reverse mortgage.

3. 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) Violence.
(b) Class.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gender.

4. What determination does Oluo make in the preface about the success of the book So You Want to Talk About Race?
(a) She thinks it was partially successful.
(b) She does not know.
(c) She thinks it was successful.
(d) She thinks it was unsuccessful.

5. Oluo states that it is futile to keep running from racism, since it has infiltrated all but which one of the following locations?
(a) Our homes.
(b) Our space program.
(c) Our governments.
(d) Our workplaces.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2: What is Racism?, Oluo discusses a coworker who posted a meme suggesting that recipients of welfare be forced to take what action before receiving benefits?

2. Ijeoma Oluo states in the preface of So You Want to Talk About Racism that she is writing the preface how many years after the first edition of the book was published?

3. In what location does Oluo have a difficult conversation with a male friend in Chapter 1: Is It Really About Race?

4. Over how many hours did Oluo engage with her coworker online the evening of the described altercation?

5. What metaphorical element does Oluo use within the Introduction to characterize racism?

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