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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant - Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture, Irving shares a practice she learned about while visiting which island?
(a) Orcas.
(b) Kauai.
(c) Cypress.
(d) St. John.

2. In Chapter 30: My Good People, Irving tries to rectify her concept of herself as a good person with her certainty that she has also been displaying which other quality?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Cluelessness.
(c) Xenophobia.
(d) Cruelty.

3. In which grade was Irving's student named Jared, whom she discusses in Chapter 27: Living Into Expectations?
(a) 4th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 2nd.

4. Irving conceives of tailwinds as forces working toward the efforts of which group?
(a) White people.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) People of color.

5. How much management experience did Irving have when she was hired by a broadcasting station after college?
(a) None.
(b) A moderate amount.
(c) A lot.
(d) A little.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving describes the limitations of which text in Chapter 14: Zap!?

2. Irving states, "I never felt white; I just felt like" (209) what?

3. Irving asserts that letting go of her self-image ultimately made her feel which way?

4. Five people of color and how many white men approached Irving to explain the difference between intent and effect?

5. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?

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