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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 old was Oluo the first time she was called the 'n word'?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

2. In what year was Tamir Rice fatally shot by a policeman?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2011.

3. How many actions does Oluo name when she provides a bulleted list for people accused of committing microaggressions?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

4. Oluo warns the reader to be careful not to confuse the meanings of the word appropriation and which other word?
(a) Apoplectic.
(b) Appreciation.
(c) Apprehension.
(d) Appellate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Oluo's youth, which entity did she blame for microaggressions levied against her?

2. What superlative does Oluo use to describe the way in which cultural appropriation functions as a topic of discussion?

3. What food did Oluo often buy to ease her childhood hunger?

4. Oluo asserts that what type of chef must appropriate a culture's food before the food can be sold for high prices?

5. Which party involved in the exchange of microaggressions often does not recognize her own role?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does Oluo define a microaggression and what is one example of a microaggression?

4. What is the real problem with the model minority myth, according to Oluo?

5. 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?

6. In what ways was Oluo led to believe that there were things wrong with her identity when she was growing up?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What is Oluo’s advice regarding white people’s use of the ‘n’ word and how does her advice value compassion over understanding?

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