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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people made fun of Oluo's name during the conference for promising students of color?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

3. The best friend of which person owned a particular type of African restaurant when Oluo was young?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. Oluo states that what length of time will likely pass before a white person is able to say the 'n word' without hurting black people by doing so?
(a) An eternity.
(b) A century.
(c) Past our lifetimes.
(d) Five decades.

5. Oluo asserts that one in how many black men will go to prison in his lifetime?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective did Steve Loomis, the police department's union president, use to describe his impression of Tamir Rice's appearance?

2. Which comedian and actor was known as America's dad due to his role as Cliff Huxtable on television?

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

4. A classmate of Oluo's once told her that if she wore a certain color of lipstick, she would look like a what?

5. How many items does Oluo include within her bulleted list of some main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Oluo's ultimate determination about whether it is alright to ask a black person if they are okay with their hair being touched?

3. What is the goal of affirmative action?

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

5. In what year of high school did Oluo attend a conference for promising students of color and how does she characterize the experience?

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

7. What does the ramen symbolize within Oluo’s anecdote about a sleepover in Chapter 7: How Can I Talk About Affirmative Action?

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

9. Name three main contributors to the school-to-prison pipeline.

10. For what two reasons did Oluo’s eight-year-old son wish to refrain from saying the Pledge of Allegiance aloud in school every day?

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