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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The students in Oluo's son's class were required to lead the Pledge of Allegiance how many days per month?

2. 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?

3. How many actions does Oluo name when she provides a bulleted list for people accused of committing microaggressions?

4. Oluo found out much later in life that many of her childhood friends had been either Asian Americans or 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. Who is Sagan and for what purpose does Oluo introduce his story?

2. What is the goal of affirmative action?

3. 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?

4. What question did the division director at Oluo's work ask her at a meeting and how did she react?

5. What action does Oluo consider crucial in the fight to provide students of color with educations comparable to those of their white peers?

6. What are a few ways that readers can fight against the model minority myth?

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. What strategy did Oluo’s mother use to make ends meet before applying for public housing and what happened to render that strategy ineffective?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Oluo utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within So You Want to Talk About Race and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of fear treated within So You Want to Talk About Race and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

Determine Oluo’s message within the book So You Want to Talk About Race regarding the role that intersectionality must play in any plan designed to redress any one form of oppression within society.

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